An equity score of 74/100 ranks Red River Parish #17 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,766 per pupil, Red River Parish ranks #12 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,412
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$23,766
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Red River Parish operates 5 public schools serving 1,412 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Red River Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,766 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 60.9% local, 14.6% state, and 24.5% 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 74/100, ranked #17 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 281.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 9.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.9% African American, 28.6% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Red River Elementary School, with a diversity index of 55.2/100.
Its largest campus is Red River Elementary School, enrolling 568 students (46% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ware Youth Center, at 37 students, a 15x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Red River Elementary School accounts for 40.2% of all Red River Parish student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Red River Parish-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Red River Parish school enrollment varies 15× across entities
Red River Parish school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 568 students (highest), a spread of 531 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Red River Parish reports 96.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Red River Parish student-counselor ratio is 281:1 — 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 Red River Parish is typically wider than the Red River Parish-aggregate figure suggests.
Red River Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 9.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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.
Red River Parish has 5 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,412 students.
How much does Red River Parish spend per student?
Red River Parish spends $23,766 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #17 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Red River Parish?
Red River Parish students are 64.9% African American, 28.6% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Red River Parish?
Red River Parish has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #17 out of 176 districts in Louisiana.