District profile / Louisiana

West Feliciana Parish

St. Francisville, Louisiana · Public school district · #52 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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2,145

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,472

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 32% above the Louisiana median

9.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

West Feliciana Parish is a public school district based in St. Francisville, Louisiana, serving 2,145 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #52 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 20% of them. Its schools average 536 students each, more than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $17,472 per student on day-to-day operations, 32% more than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 9.4 students per teacher.

How West Feliciana Parish compares

West Feliciana ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,472

Louisiana median $13,259 · 32% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,397

Louisiana median $7,386 · 27% above · FY2020-21

Students per school536

Louisiana median 445 · 20% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher9.4

Louisiana median 13.2 · 29% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor715

Louisiana median 444 · 61% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$42.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 24%Local 66%

Measure	West Feliciana Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,472	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,397	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$58.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$42.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	227	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	424	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	9.4	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	715	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
Franklin ParishWinnsboro	2,454	6	$13,440	12.2	#49
Orleans ParishNew Orleans	2,322	6	$30,003	11.2	#50
Pointe Coupee ParishNew Roads	2,293	5	$13,259	14.0	#51
West Feliciana ParishSt. Francisville · this district	2,145	4	$17,472	9.4	#52
Jackson ParishJonesboro	1,927	5	$13,284	12.3	#53

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Paw Paw Public School DistrictPaw Paw, MI	2,146	$11,015	16.6
Poteau Public SchoolsPoteau, OK	2,146	$10,982	15.1
Richland County CUSD 1Olney, IL	2,145	$12,629	15.0
Gateway UnifiedRedding, CA	2,144	$16,199	20.0

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.

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