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Colfax, Louisiana - 8 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Grant Parish #149 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,929 per pupil, Grant Parish ranks #130 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,971
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$13,929
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grant Parish operates 8 public schools serving 2,971 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Grant Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,929 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 54.3% local, 33.4% state, and 12.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 30/100, ranked #149 of 175 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 239.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 9.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.7% White, 11.8% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Verda Elementary School, with a diversity index of 48.2/100.
Its largest campus is Grant High School, enrolling 569 students (20% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Colfax Elementary School, at 126 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Grant High School accounts for 19.2% of all Grant Parish student enrollment
That concentration means Grant 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.
Grant Parish school enrollment varies 4.5× across entities
Grant Parish school enrollment ranges from 126 students (lowest) to 569 students (highest), a spread of 443 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.
Grant Parish has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 69.1% 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.
Grant Parish student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — 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.
Grant Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 9.8% — 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.
Grant Parish has 8 schools, including 1 high, 5 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,971 students.
How much does Grant Parish spend per student?
Grant Parish spends $13,929 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #149 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Grant Parish?
Grant Parish students are 82.7% White, 11.8% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grant Parish?
Grant Parish has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #149 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.