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Bossier Parish

Benton, Louisiana · Public school district · #9 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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22,224

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,162

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% below the Louisiana median

15.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

Bossier Parish is a public school district based in Benton, Louisiana, serving 22,224 students in 33 schools. By enrollment it ranks #9 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 88% of them. Its schools average 673 students each, more than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $12,162 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher.

How Bossier Parish compares

Bossier ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,162

Louisiana median $13,259 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,136

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

Students per school673

Louisiana median 445 · 51% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.4

Louisiana median 13.2 · 17% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor397

Louisiana median 444 · 11% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$309.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 45%Local 45%

Measure	Bossier Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,162	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,136	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$294.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$309.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,439	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,550	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.4	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	397	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
Livingston ParishLivingston	26,499	43	$11,124	14.9	#7
Ascension ParishDonaldsonville	23,743	32	$12,552	13.5	#8
Bossier ParishBenton · this district	22,224	33	$12,162	15.4	#9
Rapides ParishAlexandria	21,340	43	$12,819	13.6	#10
Tangipahoa ParishAmite	19,077	33	$10,817	13.1	#11

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Blue ValleyOverland Park, KS	22,252	$11,417	13.3
Federal Way School DistrictFederal Way, WA	22,250	$15,743	18.3
Chula Vista ElementaryChula Vista, CA	22,245	$13,624	22.0
Colorado Springs School District No. 11Colorado Springs, CO	22,227	$12,490	14.9

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-bossier-parish