Sabine Parish operates 10 public schools serving 4,141 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 other, 1 elementary, 1 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 3,741 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Sabine Parish County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,397 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 38.6% local, 38.2% state, and 23.2% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $65,412 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts. The district's equity score — 46/100, ranked #99 of 176 in Louisiana against a state average of 50 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.
Academic infrastructure includes 4 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 369.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 7.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.6% White, 22.3% African American, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Many Elementary School accounts for 16.4% of all Sabine Parish student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Sabine Parish-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Sabine Parish school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Sabine Parish school enrollment ranges from 228 students (lowest) to 613 students (highest), a spread of 385 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.
Sabine Parish has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.0% 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 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.
Sabine Parish student-counselor ratio is 370:1 — 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.
Sabine Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 7.6% — 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.
Sabine Parish has 10 schools, including 8 other, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 4,141 students.
How much does Sabine Parish spend per student?
Sabine Parish spends $15,397 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #99 in Louisiana.
What is the average teacher salary in Sabine Parish?
The average teacher salary in Sabine Parish is $65,412 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the average rent near Sabine Parish?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Sabine Parish County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.
What is the demographic composition of Sabine Parish?
Sabine Parish students are 49.6% White, 22.3% African American, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sabine Parish?
Sabine Parish has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #99 out of 176 districts in Louisiana. This score measures resource distribution fairness across schools in the district.