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Rapides Parish

Alexandria, Louisiana · Public school district · #10 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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21,340

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,819

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Louisiana median

13.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

Rapides Parish is a public school district based in Alexandria, Louisiana, serving 21,340 students in 43 schools. By enrollment it ranks #10 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 86% of them. Its schools average 496 students each, more than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $12,819 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.

How Rapides Parish compares

Rapides ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,819

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

Instruction spending per student$7,761

Louisiana median $7,386 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Students per school496

Louisiana median 445 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.6

Louisiana median 13.2 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor790

Louisiana median 444 · 78% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$304.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 46%Local 38%

Measure	Rapides Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,819	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,761	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$294.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$304.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,574	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,773	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.6	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	790	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
Ascension ParishDonaldsonville	23,743	32	$12,552	13.5	#8
Bossier ParishBenton	22,224	33	$12,162	15.4	#9
Rapides ParishAlexandria · this district	21,340	43	$12,819	13.6	#10
Tangipahoa ParishAmite	19,077	33	$10,817	13.1	#11
Ouachita ParishWest Monroe	17,435	36	$11,720	14.8	#12

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Tustin UnifiedTustin, CA	21,342	$12,042	25.7
Bibb CountyMacon, GA	21,334	$12,686	13.8
Public Schools of Robeson CountyLumberton, NC	21,301	$10,546	15.9
Toledo CityToledo, OH	21,290	$16,598	15.2

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-rapides-parish