An equity score of 33/100 ranks Caddo Parish #139 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,072 per pupil, Caddo Parish ranks #129 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
36,147
Total Enrollment
58
Schools
$14,072
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Caddo Parish operates 58 public schools serving 36,147 students, placing it among the larger districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 37 combined, 11 high, 6 middle, 4 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Caddo Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,072 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.2% local, 33.4% state, and 21.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #139 of 176 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 11 of 58 schools offering Advanced Placement (111 AP courses district-wide), a 340.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.3% African American, 22.2% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Caddo Parish Magnet High School, with a diversity index of 66.0/100.
Its largest campus is Captain Shreve High School, enrolling 1,658 students (5% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Eighty-First Street Ece Center, at 35 students, a 47x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Caddo Parish school enrollment varies 47× across entities
Caddo Parish school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 1,658 students (highest), a spread of 1,623 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Caddo Parish student-counselor ratio is 341:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Caddo Parish is typically wider than the Caddo Parish-aggregate figure suggests.
Caddo Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 21.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Caddo Parish is typically wider than the Caddo Parish-aggregate figure suggests.