District profile / Louisiana

Ascension Parish

Donaldsonville, Louisiana · Public school district · #8 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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23,743

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,552

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 5% below the Louisiana median

13.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

Ascension Parish is a public school district based in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, serving 23,743 students in 32 schools. By enrollment it ranks #8 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 89% of them. Its schools average 742 students each, more than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $12,552 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% less than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.

How Ascension Parish compares

Ascension ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,552

Louisiana median $13,259 · 5% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,069

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

Students per school742

Louisiana median 445 · 67% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.5

Louisiana median 13.2 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor440

Louisiana median 444 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$330.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 35%Local 54%

Measure	Ascension Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,552	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,069	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$334.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$330.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,758	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	3,237	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.5	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	440	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
Calcasieu ParishLake Charles	27,851	56	$18,914	12.1	#6
Livingston ParishLivingston	26,499	43	$11,124	14.9	#7
Ascension ParishDonaldsonville · this district	23,743	32	$12,552	13.5	#8
Bossier ParishBenton	22,224	33	$12,162	15.4	#9
Rapides ParishAlexandria	21,340	43	$12,819	13.6	#10

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Orange UnifiedOrange, CA	23,823	$13,360	24.1
Hernando CountyBrooksville, FL	23,734	$9,308	17.7
SpringfieldSpringfield, MA	23,670	$20,153	11.4
Moore Public SchoolsMoore, OK	23,567	$9,664	17.4

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-ascension-parish