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Jena, Louisiana - 9 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Lasalle Parish #120 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,125 per pupil, Lasalle Parish ranks #151 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,637
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$13,125
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lasalle Parish operates 9 public schools serving 2,637 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 high, 2 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 Lasalle Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,125 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 38.4% local, 47.7% state, and 13.9% 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 40/100, ranked #120 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.
a 343:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.4% White, 6.4% African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jena Elementary School, with a diversity index of 38.8/100.
Its largest campus is Jena High School, enrolling 490 students (19% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Nebo Elementary School, at 135 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jena High School accounts for 18.6% of all Lasalle Parish student enrollment
That concentration means Lasalle 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.
Lasalle Parish school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Lasalle Parish school enrollment ranges from 135 students (lowest) to 490 students (highest), a spread of 355 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.
Lasalle Parish student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — 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 Lasalle Parish is typically wider than the Lasalle Parish-aggregate figure suggests.
Lasalle Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 14.9% — 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.