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Ville Platte, Louisiana - 11 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Evangeline Parish #55 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,255 per pupil, Evangeline Parish ranks #96 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Evangeline Parish operates 11 public schools serving 5,705 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined 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 Evangeline Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,255 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 25.1% local, 48.8% state, and 26.1% 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 60/100, ranked #55 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 435.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.0% White, 40.7% African American, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mamou Elementary School, with a diversity index of 58.5/100.
Its largest campus is Pine Prairie High School, enrolling 757 students (16% of the district's total enrollment).
Evangeline Parish school enrollment ranges from 283 students (lowest) to 757 students (highest), a spread of 474 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 11 schools in Evangeline Parish.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Evangeline Parish's schools, below the Louisiana average of 43.9.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Pine Prairie High School | 757 |
| Bayou Chicot Elementary School | 661 |
| Mamou High School | 443 |
| Basile High School | 432 |
| James Stephens Montessori School | 421 |
| Ville Platte High School | 419 |
| Mamou Elementary School | 392 |
| Chataignier Elementary School | 375 |
| Vidrine Elementary School | 359 |
| Ville Platte Elementary School | 319 |
| W. W. Stewart Elementary School | 283 |
The Louisiana districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Lincoln Parish | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Zachary Community School District | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Webster Parish | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Natchitoches Parish | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Evangeline Parish's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Jefferson Parish →Evangeline Parish has 11 schools, including 11 combined. Total enrollment is 5,705 students.
Evangeline Parish spends $15,255 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #55 in Louisiana.
Evangeline Parish students are 52.0% White, 40.7% African American, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Evangeline Parish has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #55 out of 176 districts in Louisiana.
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