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Winnsboro, Louisiana - 6 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Franklin Parish #26 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,306 per pupil, Franklin Parish ranks #93 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,850
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$15,306
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Franklin Parish operates 6 public schools serving 2,850 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 high 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 Franklin Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,306 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 24.7% local, 44.7% state, and 30.7% 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 71/100, ranked #26 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.
a 353:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.4% African American, 42.9% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fort Necessity School, with a diversity index of 54.3/100.
Its largest campus is Franklin Parish High School, enrolling 706 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Franklin Parish High School accounts for 24.8% of all Franklin Parish student enrollment
That concentration means Franklin Parish-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Franklin Parish school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Franklin Parish school enrollment ranges from 254 students (lowest) to 706 students (highest), a spread of 452 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.
Franklin Parish has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.4% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Franklin Parish student-counselor ratio is 353:1 — 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.
Franklin Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 17.6% — 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 Franklin Parish is typically wider than the Franklin Parish-aggregate figure suggests.
Franklin Parish has 6 schools, including 1 high, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 2,850 students.
How much does Franklin Parish spend per student?
Franklin Parish spends $15,306 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #26 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Franklin Parish?
Franklin Parish students are 53.4% African American, 42.9% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Franklin Parish?
Franklin Parish has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #26 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.