Evangeline Parish

Public school district · Evangeline Parish · Louisiana · NCES district ID 2200630

Evangeline Parish spent $15,255 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 60% of the other Louisiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,478). Its 11 schools enrolled 4,861 students in 2024-25; 47.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,090 per student, up 5.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (Louisiana: 82.6%).

Spending per student among Louisiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Evangeline Parish in enrollment (5,080 to 6,020 students) and Evangeline Parish itself.

Current spending per student, Louisiana districts closest in size to Evangeline Parish, FY23St. John the Baptist Parish $19,438; DeSoto Parish $18,116; Natchitoches Parish $15,838; Lincoln Parish $15,353; Evangeline Parish $15,255; Webster Parish $14,561; Jefferson Davis Parish $14,082; Avoyelles Parish $13,790; Zachary Community $12,935; Beauregard Parish $12,372; State median, 1,000+ students $14,478.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kSt. John the Baptist Parish$19,438DeSoto Parish$18,116Natchitoches Parish$15,838Lincoln Parish$15,353Evangeline Parish$15,255Webster Parish$14,561Jefferson Davis Parish$14,082Avoyelles Parish$13,790Zachary Community$12,935Beauregard Parish$12,372State median, 1,000+ students $14,478
Current spending per student, Louisiana districts closest in size to Evangeline Parish, FY23St. John the Baptist Parish $19,438; DeSoto Parish $18,116; Natchitoches Parish $15,838; Lincoln Parish $15,353; Evangeline Parish $15,255; Webster Parish $14,561; Jefferson Davis Parish $14,082; Avoyelles Parish $13,790; Zachary Community $12,935; Beauregard Parish $12,372; State median, 1,000+ students $14,478.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kSt. John the Baptist Parish$19,438DeSoto Parish$18,116Natchitoches Parish$15,838Lincoln Parish$15,353Evangeline Parish$15,255Webster Parish$14,561Jefferson Davis Parish$14,082Avoyelles Parish$13,790Zachary Community$12,935Beauregard Parish$12,372State median, 1,000+ students $14,478
Current spending per student, Louisiana districts closest in size to Evangeline Parish, FY23St. John the Baptist Parish $19,438; DeSoto Parish $18,116; Natchitoches Parish $15,838; Lincoln Parish $15,353; Evangeline Parish $15,255; Webster Parish $14,561; Jefferson Davis Parish $14,082; Avoyelles Parish $13,790; Zachary Community $12,935; Beauregard Parish $12,372; State median, 1,000+ students $14,478.10k15k20kSt. John the Baptist Parish$19,438DeSoto Parish$18,116Natchitoches Parish$15,838Lincoln Parish$15,353Evangeline Parish$15,255Webster Parish$14,561Jefferson Davis Parish$14,082Avoyelles Parish$13,790Zachary Community$12,935Beauregard Parish$12,372State median, 1,000+ students $14,478
Current spending per student, Louisiana districts closest in size to Evangeline Parish, FY23St. John the Baptist Parish $19,438; DeSoto Parish $18,116; Natchitoches Parish $15,838; Lincoln Parish $15,353; Evangeline Parish $15,255; Webster Parish $14,561; Jefferson Davis Parish $14,082; Avoyelles Parish $13,790; Zachary Community $12,935; Beauregard Parish $12,372; State median, 1,000+ students $14,478.10k15k20kSt. John the Baptist Parish$19,438DeSoto Parish$18,116Natchitoches Parish$15,838Lincoln Parish$15,353Evangeline Parish$15,255Webster Parish$14,561Jefferson Davis Parish$14,082Avoyelles Parish$13,790Zachary Community$12,935Beauregard Parish$12,372State median, 1,000+ students $14,478

Where the money came from

$89,506,000 in revenue: 47.0% state, 25.4% local and 27.6% federal. Total spending including $3,943,000 of capital outlay was $91,650,000, or $16,065 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Evangeline Parish revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $42,045,000; Local $22,742,000; Federal $24,719,000; total $89,506,000.
  • State$42,045,000 47%
  • Local$22,742,000 25%
  • Federal$24,719,000 28%

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

5,705 students in 2022-23, 5,175 students in 2023-24, 4,861 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Evangeline Parish enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,705, 2023-24: 5,175, 2024-25: 4,86102k4k6k2022-235,7052023-245,1752024-254,861
Evangeline Parish enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,705, 2023-24: 5,175, 2024-25: 4,86102k4k6k2022-235,7052023-245,1752024-254,861
Evangeline Parish enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,705, 2023-24: 5,175, 2024-25: 4,86102k4k6k2022-235,7052023-245,1752024-254,861
Evangeline Parish enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,705, 2023-24: 5,175, 2024-25: 4,86102k4k6k2022-235,7052023-245,1752024-254,861

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,705307.818.5
2023-245,175369.814.0
2024-254,861360.013.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$21,693,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,802 per student

Evangeline Parish booked $21,693,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 308 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 $70,471 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 72 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$15,232,00070.2%
Special education$3,690,00017.0%
Vocational$775,0003.6%
Other programs$1,996,0009.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,972 in 2018-19, $3,133 in 2019-20, $3,136 in 2020-21, $3,485 in 2021-22, $3,802 in 2022-23.

Evangeline Parish teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,972, 2019-20: $3,133, 2020-21: $3,136, 2021-22: $3,485, 2022-23: $3,80201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9722019-20$3,1332020-21$3,1362021-22$3,4852022-23$3,802
Evangeline Parish teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,972, 2019-20: $3,133, 2020-21: $3,136, 2021-22: $3,485, 2022-23: $3,80201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9722019-20$3,1332020-21$3,1362021-22$3,4852022-23$3,802
Evangeline Parish teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,972, 2019-20: $3,133, 2020-21: $3,136, 2021-22: $3,485, 2022-23: $3,80201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9722019-20$3,1332020-21$3,1362021-22$3,4852022-23$3,802
Evangeline Parish teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,972, 2019-20: $3,133, 2020-21: $3,136, 2021-22: $3,485, 2022-23: $3,80201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9722019-20$3,1332020-21$3,1362021-22$3,4852022-23$3,802

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 Evangeline Parish scored proficient or above: 37% in reading and 26% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtLouisianaStudents tested
Reading and language arts37%42.4%2,931
Math26%31.8%2,906

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

87% of the 417 students in Evangeline 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtLouisiana
Four-year graduation rate87%82.6%
Students in the class41750,762

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.

7 elementary schools, 2,810 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bayou Chicot Elementary School66115.758.2%Schoolwide program
James Stephens Montessori School42111.377.0%Schoolwide program
Mamou Elementary School39214.575.0%Schoolwide program
Chataignier Elementary School37514.381.6%Schoolwide program
Vidrine Elementary School35912.863.5%Schoolwide program
Ville Platte Elementary School3199.893.4%Schoolwide program
W. W. Stewart Elementary School28313.155.5%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.

3 high schools, 1,294 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mamou High School44316.462.1%Schoolwide program
Basile High School43214.051.4%Schoolwide program
Ville Platte High School41911.779.2%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.

1 other school, 757 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Pine Prairie High School75714.754.2%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 Evangeline Parish

  • Phone: (337) 363-6651
  • Office: 1123 Te Mamou Road, Ville Platte, LA 70586

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 Evangeline Parish

  1. Louisiana districts by spending per studentEvangeline Parish ranks 34 of 84 Louisiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,255).#34 of 84
  2. Every school district in LouisianaEvangeline Parish is the number 28 by size of 194 Louisiana districts, with 5,705 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#28 of 194
  3. Lincoln ParishThe next larger Louisiana district: 5,839 students in fall 2022, $15,353 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,353
  4. Jefferson Davis ParishThe next smaller Louisiana district: 5,595 students in fall 2022, $14,082 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,082
  5. Compare Evangeline Parish with Lincoln ParishEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mamou High School, its largest high school443 students in 2024-25, 16.4 per teacher.443
  7. Teacher salary spending across LouisianaEvangeline Parish spent $70,471 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $64,742); spending, not a salary.$70,471
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Evangeline Parish

  1. How many schools and students are in Evangeline Parish?
    11 schools were open in 2024-25 (7 elementary, 3 high, 1 other), enrolling 4,861 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Evangeline Parish spend per student?
    $15,255 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 $16,090 per student, up 5.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Evangeline Parish's money come from?
    $89,506,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.0% state, 25.4% local and 27.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Evangeline Parish live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,536 of the 5,608 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 27.4%, 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.
  5. How much does Evangeline Parish spend on teacher salaries?
    $21,693,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,802 per student. Divided by the 308 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $70,471 per teacher, more than 72 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).
  6. How do students in Evangeline Parish do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Evangeline Parish scored proficient or above: 37% in reading and 26% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Evangeline Parish?
    87% of the 417 students in Evangeline 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.
  8. What is Evangeline Parish's NCES district ID?
    2200630. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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