Evangeline Parish
Evangeline Parish is a public school district based in Ville Platte, Louisiana, serving 5,326 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #28 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 58% of them. Its schools average 410 students each, about the same as the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $12,274 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.
How Evangeline Parish compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Evangeline Parish | Louisiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,274 | $13,259 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,658 | $7,386 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $71.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $76.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 405 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 770 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 13.2 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 444 | 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
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln ParishRuston | 5,601 | 12 | $14,415 | 12.9 | #25 |
| Beauregard ParishDeRidder | 5,567 | 12 | $12,316 | 14.2 | #26 |
| Zachary Community School DistrictZachary | 5,494 | 7 | $12,319 | 13.9 | #27 |
| Evangeline ParishVille Platte · this district | 5,326 | 13 | $12,274 | 13.2 | #28 |
| Jefferson Davis ParishJennings | 5,210 | 12 | $12,095 | 14.6 | #29 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan City DistrictLogan, UT | 5,328 | $9,638 | 20.8 |
| Connetquot Central School DistrictBohemia, NY | 5,326 | $33,120 | 10.3 |
| Celina ISDCelina, TX | 5,324 | $10,733 | 15.9 |
| Owen J Roberts School DistrictPottstown, PA | 5,323 | $17,475 | 13.3 |
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.
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