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St. John the Baptist Parish

Reserve, Louisiana · Public school district · #30 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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5,039

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,755

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 19% above the Louisiana median

12.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

St. John the Baptist Parish is a public school district based in Reserve, Louisiana, serving 5,039 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #30 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 55% of them. Its schools average 504 students each, more than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $15,755 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% more than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 12.7 students per teacher.

How St. John the Baptist Parish compares

St. John the Baptist ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,755

Louisiana median $13,259 · 19% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,822

Louisiana median $7,386 · 33% above · FY2020-21

Students per school504

Louisiana median 445 · 13% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.7

Louisiana median 13.2 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor265

Louisiana median 444 · 40% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$95.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 31%Local 52%

Measure	St. John the Baptist Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,755	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,822	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$91.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$95.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	396	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	695	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.7	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	265	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
Jefferson Davis ParishJennings	5,210	12	$12,095	14.6	#29
St. John the Baptist ParishReserve · this district	5,039	10	$15,755	12.7	#30
Webster ParishMinden	4,967	14	$12,387	15.2	#31
DeSoto ParishMansfield	4,923	9	$16,825	12.8	#32
Avoyelles ParishMarksville	4,794	10	$12,646	19.8	#33

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Geneva CUSD 304Geneva, IL	5,043	$17,971	12.5
Fallbrook Union ElementaryFallbrook, CA	5,042	$16,492	22.4
Southwest Licking LocalPataskala, OH	5,039	$10,031	19.8
Glenbrook HSD 225Glenview, IL	5,034	$33,577	12.7

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-la-st-john-the-baptist-parish