An equity score of 81/100 ranks Caldwell Parish #12 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,637 per pupil, Caldwell Parish ranks #43 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,502
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$17,637
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Caldwell Parish operates 5 public schools serving 1,502 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Caldwell Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,637 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.0% local, 48.1% state, and 23.9% 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 81/100, ranked #12 of 176 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 398:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.7% White, 14.8% African American, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Caldwell Parish High School, with a diversity index of 37.1/100.
Its largest campus is Caldwell Parish High School, enrolling 398 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Caldwell Parish High School accounts for 26.5% of all Caldwell Parish student enrollment
That concentration means Caldwell Parish-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Caldwell Parish school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Caldwell Parish school enrollment ranges from 191 students (lowest) to 398 students (highest), a spread of 207 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. 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.
Caldwell Parish student-counselor ratio is 398:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Caldwell Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 14.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.