District profile / Louisiana

Webster Parish

Minden, Louisiana · Public school district · #31 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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4,967

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,387

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Louisiana median

15.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

Webster Parish is a public school district based in Minden, Louisiana, serving 4,967 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #31 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 355 students each, fewer than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $12,387 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.

How Webster Parish compares

Webster ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,387

Louisiana median $13,259 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,257

Louisiana median $7,386 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school355

Louisiana median 445 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.2

Louisiana median 13.2 · 15% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor497

Louisiana median 444 · 12% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$81.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 14%State 46%Local 40%

Measure	Webster Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,387	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,257	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$81.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$81.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	327	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	678	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.2	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	497	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
St. John the Baptist ParishReserve	5,039	10	$15,755	12.7	#30
Webster ParishMinden · this district	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
Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches	4,792	13	$13,705	12.1	#34

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
BillericaBillerica, MA	4,972	$20,915	13.6
Dare County SchoolsNags Head, NC	4,968	$11,742	14.3
Bloomfield Hills SchoolsBloomfield Hills, MI	4,967	$19,782	11.7
Franklin Community School CorporationFranklin, IN	4,966	$10,095	16.9

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-webster-parish