School district · Louisiana
Rapides Parish
Rapides Parish in Louisiana: 43 public schools with 21,340 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,716 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 43
- Students
- 21,340
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- LA 13.7 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,716
- LA $15.6K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,575
- Counselors (FTE)
- 28.0
- Students per counselor
- 763
- LA 408 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 38.6
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Louisiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Louisiana: 43%49%proficient
+3.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 77% of school districts in Louisiana
Median 37% · 70 school districts compared
9,166 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Louisiana: 33%36%proficient
+4.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 69% of school districts in Louisiana
Median 29% · 70 school districts compared
9,002 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 24% · $98M
- State
- 38% · $150.6M
- Local
- 38% · $151.9M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,936
- Support services
- $4,797
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $53.2M
- Long-term debt
- $114.6M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acadian ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 270 | 11.9 | 23% | 25% |
Alma Redwine ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 225 | 10.8 | 36% | 16% |
Ball Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 387 | 13.7 | 53% | 45% |
Buckeye Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 419 | 13.7 | — | — |
Caroline Dormon Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 362 | 14.1 | 79% | 62% |
Carter C. Raymond Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 124 | 7.0 | 26% | 21% |
Cherokee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 576 | 13.8 | 43% | 31% |
D.F. Huddle ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 412 | 11.4 | 28% | 18% |
Forest Hill Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 496 | 12.4 | 49% | 41% |
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 382 | 16.3 | 59% | 46% |
Horseshoe Drive Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 243 | 10.0 | 12% | 13% |
J.B. Nachman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 546 | 15.5 | 59% | 44% |
J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 924 | 15.0 | 55% | 41% |
L.S. Rugg Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 356 | 13.3 | 21% | 11% |
Lessie Moore Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 392 | 13.1 | 32% | 16% |
Mabel Brasher MontessoriFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 508 | 16.0 | 21% | 17% |
Martin Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 281 | 13.2 | 25% | 13% |
Mary Goff Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 365 | 16.6 | 59% | 54% |
Paradise Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 369 | 11.8 | 60% | 51% |
Peabody Montessori Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 466 | 15.9 | 65% | 54% |
Phoenix Magnet Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 314 | 13.9 | 89% | 68% |
Poland Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 330 | 11.6 | 68% | 60% |
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 366 | 14.2 | 41% | 25% |
Ruby-Wise Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 410 | 14.7 | 71% | 59% |
Tioga Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 482 | 13.4 | 51% | 37% |
Alexandria Middle Magnet SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 469 | 14.1 | 23% | 8.0% |
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 362 | 11.4 | 29% | 17% |
Pineville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 4–6 | 252 | 12.1 | 32% | 17% |
Pineville Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–8 | 527 | 13.0 | 49% | 33% |
Scott M. Brame Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 709 | 14.8 | 43% | 28% |
Tioga Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–8 | 415 | 11.0 | 56% | 43% |
Alexandria Senior High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,475 | 17.9 | — | — |
Bolton AcademyFree meals for all | 6–12 | 372 | 10.2 | 88% | 67% |
Buckeye High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–12 | 915 | 13.4 | 65% | 54% |
Peabody Magnet High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,071 | 14.9 | — | — |
Pineville High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,271 | 15.7 | — | — |
Rapides High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 248 | 11.7 | — | — |
Tioga High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 881 | 14.4 | — | — |
Glenmora High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 673 | 13.2 | 41% | 29% |
Northwood High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 598 | 12.1 | 44% | 28% |
Oak Hill High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 715 | 12.8 | 45% | 43% |
Plainview High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 313 | 11.0 | 58% | 28% |
Rapides Training AcademySpecial educationFree meals for all | K–12 | 69 | 4.4 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 619 Sixth Street, Alexandria, LA 71301
- Phone
- (318)487-0888
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.