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Allen Parish

Oberlin, Louisiana · Public school district · #39 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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3,853

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,217

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Louisiana median

10.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

Allen Parish is a public school district based in Oberlin, Louisiana, serving 3,853 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #39 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 41% of them. Its schools average 350 students each, fewer than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $13,217 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.7 students per teacher.

How Allen Parish compares

Allen ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,217

Louisiana median $13,259 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,337

Louisiana median $7,386 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school350

Louisiana median 445 · 21% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.7

Louisiana median 13.2 · 19% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor321

Louisiana median 444 · 28% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$62.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 49%Local 41%

Measure	Allen Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,217	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,337	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$62.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$62.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	359	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	663	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.7	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	321	444	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Louisiana median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Louisiana

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
West Baton Rouge ParishPort Allen	4,153	10	$18,671	10.2	#37
Iberville ParishPlaquemine	4,076	8	$18,175	9.1	#38
Allen ParishOberlin · this district	3,853	11	$13,217	10.7	#39
Sabine ParishMany	3,741	10	$13,398	13.2	#40
Plaquemines ParishBelle Chasse	3,510	8	$16,642	11.8	#41

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
West Islip Union Free School DistrictWest Islip, NY	3,854	$27,976	10.7
Twinsburg CityTwinsburg, OH	3,854	$13,279	17.1
Concord School DistrictConcord, NH	3,852	$20,039	12.3
Pleasantville Public School DistrictPleasantville, NJ	3,852	$23,365	12.3

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-la-allen-parish