School district · Louisiana

Washington Parish

Washington Parish in Louisiana: 10 public schools with 4,523 students and 13.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,361 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
4,523
Students per teacher
13.4
LA 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,361
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)
338
Counselors (FTE)
12.5
Students per counselor
361
LA 408 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.8

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%

39%proficient

−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 51% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 37% · 70 school districts compared

1,939 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Louisiana: 33%

24%proficient

−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 67% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 29% · 70 school districts compared

1,939 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
$10.0K15
$10.0K16
$10.0K17
$10.2K18
$10.3K19
$10.5K20
$12.1K21
$13.6K22
$13.5K23
$15.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
25% · $19.5M
State
54% · $41.7M
Local
21% · $16.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,843
Support services
$6,490
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.3M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 3Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Enon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–626313.538%30%
Franklinton Primary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–356712.934%20%
Thomas Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–572115.338%28%
Pre-K–525512.236%25%
4–638913.934%22%
7–831212.744%25%
Franklinton High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1264912.4——
Pine SchoolFree meals for all
6–1273815.646%35%
Varnado High SchoolFree meals for all
6–1225610.531%7.0%
Mt. Hermon SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1237312.230%14%

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
800 Main Street, Franklinton, LA 70438
Phone
(985)839-3436