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Tallulah, Louisiana - 5 schools
An equity score of 92/100 ranks Madison Parish #3 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,872 per pupil, Madison Parish ranks #19 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,379
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$20,872
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Madison Parish operates 5 public schools serving 1,379 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Madison Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,872 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 19 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.7% local, 30.4% state, and 41.9% 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 92/100, ranked #3 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 209.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% African American, 3.2% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Christian Acres Alternative School, with a diversity index of 33.9/100.
Tallulah Elementary School accounts for 21.4% of all Madison Parish student enrollment
That concentration means Madison 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.
Madison Parish school enrollment varies 5.3× across entities
Madison Parish school enrollment ranges from 56 students (lowest) to 295 students (highest), a spread of 239 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.
Madison Parish has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.6% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Madison Parish student-counselor ratio is 210:1 — 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.
Madison Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 21.6% — 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 Madison Parish is typically wider than the Madison Parish-aggregate figure suggests.
Madison Parish has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,379 students.
How much does Madison Parish spend per student?
Madison Parish spends $20,872 per student. The district has an equity score of 92/100, ranking #3 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Madison Parish?
Madison Parish students are 92.2% African American, 3.2% White, 2.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madison Parish?
Madison Parish has an equity score of 92/100, ranking #3 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.