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Ouachita Parish

West Monroe, Louisiana · Public school district · #12 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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17,435

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,720

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% below the Louisiana median

14.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

Ouachita Parish is a public school district based in West Monroe, Louisiana, serving 17,435 students in 36 schools. By enrollment it ranks #12 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 484 students each, about the same as the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $11,720 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 14.8 students per teacher.

How Ouachita Parish compares

Ouachita ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,720

Louisiana median $13,259 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,356

Louisiana median $7,386 · 14% below · FY2020-21

Students per school484

Louisiana median 445 · 9% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.8

Louisiana median 13.2 · 12% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor356

Louisiana median 444 · 20% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$259.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 48%Local 41%

Measure	Ouachita Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,720	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,356	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$232.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$259.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,178	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,551	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.8	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	356	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
Bossier ParishBenton	22,224	33	$12,162	15.4	#9
Rapides ParishAlexandria	21,340	43	$12,819	13.6	#10
Tangipahoa ParishAmite	19,077	33	$10,817	13.1	#11
Ouachita ParishWest Monroe · this district	17,435	36	$11,720	14.8	#12
Terrebonne ParishHouma	14,611	28	$11,556	15.3	#13

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
ABC UnifiedCerritos, CA	17,612	$12,553	22.6
Jackson Public SchoolsJackson, MS	17,429	$11,220	13.9
Santa Maria-BonitaSanta Maria, CA	17,408	$13,224	21.2
Hayward UnifiedHayward, CA	17,377	$15,824	21.3

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-la-ouachita-parish