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DeSoto Parish

Mansfield, Louisiana · Public school district · #32 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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4,923

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,825

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 27% above the Louisiana median

12.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

DeSoto Parish is a public school district based in Mansfield, Louisiana, serving 4,923 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #32 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 52% of them. Its schools average 547 students each, more than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $16,825 per student on day-to-day operations, 27% more than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.

How DeSoto Parish compares

DeSoto ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,825

Louisiana median $13,259 · 27% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,633

Louisiana median $7,386 · 30% above · FY2020-21

Students per school547

Louisiana median 445 · 23% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.8

Louisiana median 13.2 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor448

Louisiana median 444 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$97.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 16%Local 71%

Measure	DeSoto Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,825	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,633	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$86.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$97.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	385	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	657	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.8	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	448	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
St. John the Baptist ParishReserve	5,039	10	$15,755	12.7	#30
Webster ParishMinden	4,967	14	$12,387	15.2	#31
DeSoto ParishMansfield · this district	4,923	9	$16,825	12.8	#32
Avoyelles ParishMarksville	4,794	10	$12,646	19.8	#33
Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches	4,792	13	$13,705	12.1	#34

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Stow-Munroe Falls City School DistrictStow, OH	4,926	$12,276	18.2
Atwater ElementaryAtwater, CA	4,925	$12,769	22.9
Meade CountyBrandenburg, KY	4,922	$9,300	18.9
Monrovia UnifiedMonrovia, CA	4,920	$13,843	22.6

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-desoto-parish