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Lake Providence, Louisiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 88/100 ranks East Carroll Parish #5 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,461 per pupil, East Carroll Parish ranks #36 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
812
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,461
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Carroll Parish operates 3 public schools serving 812 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 East Carroll Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,461 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 25.7% local, 40.5% state, and 33.8% 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 88/100, ranked #5 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 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 214:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 4.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 99.6% African American, 0.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Griffin Middle School Academy, with a diversity index of 1.2/100.
Its largest campus is Southside Elementary School, enrolling 359 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Southside Elementary School accounts for 44.2% of all East Carroll Parish student enrollment
That dominant concentration means East Carroll Parish-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
East Carroll Parish school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
East Carroll Parish school enrollment ranges from 163 students (lowest) to 359 students (highest), a spread of 196 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.
East Carroll Parish has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 88.5% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
East Carroll Parish student-counselor ratio is 214:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
East Carroll Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 4.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
East Carroll Parish has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 812 students.
How much does East Carroll Parish spend per student?
East Carroll Parish spends $18,461 per student. The district has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #5 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of East Carroll Parish?
East Carroll Parish students are 99.6% African American, 0.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Carroll Parish?
East Carroll Parish has an equity score of 88/100, ranking #5 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.