School district · Louisiana

Vernon Parish

Vernon Parish in Louisiana: 18 public schools with 7,887 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,081 per student in FY2024.

Schools
18
Students
7,887
Students per teacher
13.5
LA 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,081
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)
585
Counselors (FTE)
15.2
Students per counselor
518
LA 408 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 16.0

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%

51%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 81% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 37% · 70 school districts compared

3,394 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Louisiana: 33%

35%proficient

+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 66% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 29% · 70 school districts compared

3,328 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.2K15
$10.0K16
$10.3K17
$10.4K18
$10.6K19
$10.9K20
$12.7K21
$14.1K22
$12.7K23
$13.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
24% · $29.7M
State
49% · $60.1M
Local
27% · $32.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,220
Support services
$5,104
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.2M
Long-term debt
$16.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 4Other schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K1767.9——
Pre-K1279.8——
Anacoco Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–645715.068%56%
Parkway Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–467514.852%33%
Pickering Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–647612.848%42%
Rosepine Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–685617.260%39%
K–464313.736%25%
7–842113.251%22%
Vernon Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–637212.644%27%
Anacoco High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1231111.358%54%
Leesville High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1274814.4——
Pickering High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1237912.247%25%
Rosepine High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1257217.954%41%
Evans High SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1236412.650%48%
Hicks High SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1233612.655%28%
Hornbeck High SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1233513.437%29%
Pitkin High SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1238711.243%34%
Simpson High SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1225212.355%44%

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
201 Belview Road, Leesville, LA 71446
Phone
(337)239-3401