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Jefferson Davis Parish

Jennings, Louisiana · Public school district · #29 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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5,210

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,095

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Louisiana median

14.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

Jefferson Davis Parish is a public school district based in Jennings, Louisiana, serving 5,210 students in 12 schools. By enrollment it ranks #29 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 434 students each, about the same as the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $12,095 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.

How Jefferson Davis Parish compares

Jefferson Davis ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,095

Louisiana median $13,259 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,931

Louisiana median $7,386 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Students per school434

Louisiana median 445 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.6

Louisiana median 13.2 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor289

Louisiana median 444 · 35% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$78.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 49%Local 37%

Measure	Jefferson Davis Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,095	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,931	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$79.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$78.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	356	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	697	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.6	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	289	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
Zachary Community School DistrictZachary	5,494	7	$12,319	13.9	#27
Evangeline ParishVille Platte	5,326	13	$12,274	13.2	#28
Jefferson Davis ParishJennings · this district	5,210	12	$12,095	14.6	#29
St. John the Baptist ParishReserve	5,039	10	$15,755	12.7	#30
Webster ParishMinden	4,967	14	$12,387	15.2	#31

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Concord Community SchoolsElkhart, IN	5,212	$9,196	17.1
Wissahickon School DistrictAmbler, PA	5,210	$21,587	14.0
BraintreeBraintree, MA	5,209	$18,163	12.9
Sedalia 200Sedalia, MO	5,209	$9,749	13.7

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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