Ascension Parish
Public school district · Ascension Parish · Louisiana · NCES district ID 2200090
Ascension Parish spent $14,108 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 59% of the other Louisiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,478). Its 31 schools enrolled 22,366 students in 2024-25; 31.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,958 per student, up 6.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (Louisiana: 82.6%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Louisiana's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Ascension Parish ranks 5.
Where the money came from
$409,004,000 in revenue: 31.8% state, 57.3% local and 10.9% federal. Total spending including $73,210,000 of capital outlay was $437,471,000, or $17,662 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$130,196,000 32%
- Local$234,281,000 57%
- Federal$44,527,000 11%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 84 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
24,769 students in 2022-23, 24,683 students in 2023-24, 22,366 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 24,769 | 1558.3 | 15.9 |
| 2023-24 | 24,683 | 1847.6 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 22,366 | 1674.5 | 13.4 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$98,296,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,969 per student
Ascension Parish booked $98,296,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,558 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $63,080 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 38 in 100 Louisiana districts with a figure (state median $64,742, 167 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Louisiana teacher salary at $52,376 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $76,901,000 | 78.2% |
| Special education | $12,370,000 | 12.6% |
| Vocational | $2,086,000 | 2.1% |
| Other programs | $6,939,000 | 7.1% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,403 in 2018-19, $3,478 in 2019-20, $3,627 in 2020-21, $3,883 in 2021-22, $3,969 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Ascension Parish scored proficient or above: 59% in reading and 50% in math, against 42.4% in reading and 31.8% in math across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Louisiana | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 59% | 42.4% | 12,403 |
| Math | 50% | 31.8% | 12,299 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
91% of the 1,680 students in Ascension Parish's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Louisiana | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 91% | 82.6% |
| Students in the class | 1,680 | 50,762 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
19 elementary schools, 11,458 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elementary School | 1,096 | 13.7 | 40.5% | Eligible, no program |
| Prairieville Primary School | 865 | 13.1 | 33.1% | Not Title I |
| Galvez Primary School | 783 | 14.8 | 45.3% | Eligible, no program |
| Oak Grove Primary School | 725 | 15.4 | 34.3% | Not Title I |
| Bluff Ridge Primary | 677 | 14.8 | 33.1% | Not reported |
| Sugar Mill Primary | 644 | 13.5 | 51.6% | Not reported |
| Sorrento Primary School | 638 | 13.4 | 58.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Central Primary School | 626 | 14.5 | 50.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Bullion Primary School | 586 | 13.3 | 30.0% | Not Title I |
| St. Amant Primary School | 585 | 14.6 | 43.9% | Eligible, no program |
| Lakeside Primary School | 545 | 12.3 | 54.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Dutchtown Primary School | 541 | 12.5 | 46.2% | Eligible, no program |
The other 7 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duplessis Primary School | 539 | 12.6 | 53.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Pecan Grove Primary School | 508 | 10.4 | 64.2% | Schoolwide program |
| G. W. Carver Primary School | 487 | 11.0 | 68.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Spanish Lake Primary School | 480 | 13.9 | 41.9% | Not Title I |
| Gonzales Primary School | 455 | 12.0 | 70.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Donaldsonville Primary School | 371 | 11.6 | 86.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Lowery Elementary School | 307 | 10.0 | 88.6% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
8 middle schools, 4,742 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairieville Middle School | 835 | 14.2 | 33.8% | Not Title I |
| Gonzales Middle School | 664 | 13.1 | 64.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Bluff Middle School | 662 | 14.5 | 26.0% | Not reported |
| Galvez Middle School | 655 | 12.5 | 47.6% | Eligible, no program |
| Dutchtown Middle School | 605 | 14.6 | 32.2% | Eligible, no program |
| St. Amant Middle School | 532 | 13.6 | 50.4% | Eligible, no program |
| Central Middle School | 512 | 12.4 | 49.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Lowery Middle School | 277 | 8.8 | 89.5% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
4 high schools, 6,166 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutchtown High School | 2,029 | 15.2 | 28.2% | Not Title I |
| East Ascension High School | 1,894 | 13.3 | 52.2% | Schoolwide program |
| St. Amant High School | 1,847 | 14.5 | 38.7% | Eligible, no program |
| Donaldsonville High School | 396 | 10.8 | 89.6% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Ascension Parish
- Phone: (225) 391-7000
- Office: 1100 Webster St., Sorrento, LA 70346
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Ascension Parish
- Louisiana districts by spending per studentAscension Parish ranks 50 of 84 Louisiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,108).#50 of 84
- Every school district in LouisianaAscension Parish is the number 8 by size of 194 Louisiana districts, with 24,769 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#8 of 194
- Livingston ParishThe next larger Louisiana district: 27,731 students in fall 2022, $12,047 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,047
- Bossier ParishThe next smaller Louisiana district: 23,918 students in fall 2022, $13,381 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,381
- Compare Ascension Parish with Livingston ParishEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Dutchtown High School, its largest high school2,029 students in 2024-25, 15.2 per teacher.2,029
- Teacher salary spending across LouisianaAscension Parish spent $63,080 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $64,742); spending, not a salary.$63,080
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Ascension Parish
How many schools and students are in Ascension Parish?
31 schools were open in 2024-25 (19 elementary, 8 middle, 4 high), enrolling 22,366 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Ascension Parish spend per student?
$14,108 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Louisiana median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,478 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,958 per student, up 6.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Ascension Parish's money come from?
$409,004,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 31.8% state, 57.3% local and 10.9% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Ascension Parish live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 3,076 of the 25,902 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Ascension Parish spend on teacher salaries?
$98,296,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,969 per student. Divided by the 1,558 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $63,080 per teacher, more than 38 in 100 Louisiana districts (state median $64,742). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Louisiana teacher salary at $52,376 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Ascension Parish do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Ascension Parish scored proficient or above: 59% in reading and 50% in math, against 42.4% in reading and 31.8% in math across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Ascension Parish?
91% of the 1,680 students in Ascension Parish's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Ascension Parish's NCES district ID?
2200090. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
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Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25