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Vidalia, Louisiana - 10 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Concordia Parish #22 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,309 per pupil, Concordia Parish ranks #92 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,192
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$15,309
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Concordia Parish operates 10 public schools serving 3,192 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 2 middle, 2 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Concordia Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,309 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 31.0% local, 45.7% state, and 23.3% 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 72/100, ranked #22 of 175 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 270.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 18.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.4% African American, 42.0% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Vidalia Lower Elementary School, with a diversity index of 57.6/100.
Its largest campus is Vidalia Lower Elementary School, enrolling 415 students (14% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Concordia Education Center, at 26 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Concordia Parish school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Concordia Parish school enrollment ranges from 26 students (lowest) to 415 students (highest), a spread of 389 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Concordia Parish has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Concordia Parish student-counselor ratio is 271:1 — 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 Concordia Parish is typically wider than the Concordia Parish-aggregate figure suggests.
Concordia Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 18.0% — 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 Concordia Parish is typically wider than the Concordia Parish-aggregate figure suggests.