Union Parish
Union Parish is a public school district based in Farmerville, Louisiana, serving 1,555 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #59 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 9% of them. Its schools average 518 students each, more than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $13,310 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.
How Union Parish compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Union Parish | Louisiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,310 | $13,259 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,932 | $7,386 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $31.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $36.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 129 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 237 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 13.2 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 311 | 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
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winn ParishWinnfield | 1,732 | 5 | $13,967 | 13.5 | #56 |
| East Feliciana ParishClinton | 1,647 | 6 | $14,058 | 15.0 | #57 |
| Claiborne ParishHomer | 1,616 | 6 | $14,675 | 11.5 | #58 |
| Union ParishFarmerville · this district | 1,555 | 3 | $13,310 | 12.1 | #59 |
| West Carroll ParishOak Grove | 1,483 | 3 | $11,768 | 17.2 | #60 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOC-Floyd Valley Community School DistrictOrange City, IA | 1,555 | $11,381 | 14.7 |
| New Haven Community SchoolsNew Haven, MI | 1,555 | $11,195 | 17.5 |
| Hudson City School DistrictHudson, NY | 1,555 | $26,939 | 10.4 |
| New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School DistrictNew Hyde Park, NY | 1,555 | $21,965 | 12.1 |
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-union-parish