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City of Bogalusa School District

Bogalusa, Louisiana · Public school district · #54 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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1,803

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,555

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 25% above the Louisiana median

13.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

City of Bogalusa School District is a public school district based in Bogalusa, Louisiana, serving 1,803 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #54 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 17% of them. Its schools average 451 students each, about the same as the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $16,555 per student on day-to-day operations, 25% more than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 13.0 students per teacher.

How City of Bogalusa compares

City of BogalusaLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,555

Louisiana median $13,259 · 25% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,171

Louisiana median $7,386 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Students per school451

Louisiana median 445 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.0

Louisiana median 13.2 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor902

Louisiana median 444 · 103% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$34.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 26%State 42%Local 32%

Measure	City of Bogalusa	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,555	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,171	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$31.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$34.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	139	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	283	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.0	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	902	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
Jackson ParishJonesboro	1,927	5	$13,284	12.3	#53
City of Bogalusa School DistrictBogalusa · this district	1,803	4	$16,555	13.0	#54
Bienville ParishArcadia	1,799	8	$18,648	8.8	#55
Winn ParishWinnfield	1,732	5	$13,967	13.5	#56
East Feliciana ParishClinton	1,647	6	$14,058	15.0	#57

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Muroc Joint UnifiedNorth Edwards, CA	1,803	$12,801	17.7
Winnetka School District 36Winnetka, IL	1,803	$28,762	10.4
Western Wayne School DistrictLake Ariel, PA	1,803	$23,425	11.6
Kewaskum School DistrictKewaskum, WI	1,803	$12,045	15.5

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.

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