District profile / Louisiana

Jackson Parish

Jonesboro, Louisiana · Public school district · #53 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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1,927

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,284

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Louisiana median

12.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

Jackson Parish is a public school district based in Jonesboro, Louisiana, serving 1,927 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #53 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 19% of them. Its schools average 385 students each, fewer than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $13,284 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.3 students per teacher.

How Jackson Parish compares

Jackson ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,284

Louisiana median $13,259 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,623

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

Students per school385

Louisiana median 445 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.3

Louisiana median 13.2 · 7% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor321

Louisiana median 444 · 28% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$31.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 42%Local 41%

Measure	Jackson Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,284	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,623	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$29.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$31.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	157	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	289	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.3	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	321	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
West Feliciana ParishSt. Francisville	2,145	4	$17,472	9.4	#52
Jackson ParishJonesboro · this district	1,927	5	$13,284	12.3	#53
City of Bogalusa School DistrictBogalusa	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

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Eaton Rapids Public SchoolsEaton Rapids, MI	1,928	$11,755	15.7
Punxsutawney Area School DistrictPunxsutawney, PA	1,928	$17,047	10.4
Tri-City United School DistrictMontgomery, MN	1,927	$11,668	14.2
Ste. Genevieve Co. R-IISte Genevieve, MO	1,926	$13,256	12.2

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-jackson-parish