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Amite, Louisiana - 32 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Tangipahoa Parish #140 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,808 per pupil, Tangipahoa Parish ranks #156 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Tangipahoa Parish operates 32 public schools serving 20,700 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 18 combined, 7 elementary, 5 high, 2 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Tangipahoa Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,808 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 39.2% local, 40.7% state, and 20.1% 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 33/100, ranked #140 of 176 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 4 of 32 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 510.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.4% African American, 32.5% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Perrin Early Learning Center, with a diversity index of 68.2/100.
Its largest campus is Ponchatoula High School, enrolling 2,067 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Cntr., at 72 students, a 29x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Tangipahoa Parish school enrollment ranges from 72 students (lowest) to 2,067 students (highest), a spread of 1,995 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Tangipahoa Parish's schools, above the Louisiana average of 43.9.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Louisiana districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Parish | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Rapides Parish | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Bossier Parish | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Ascension Parish | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Terrebonne Parish | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Tangipahoa Parish's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Jefferson Parish →Tangipahoa Parish has 32 schools, including 5 high, 18 combined, 2 middle, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 20,700 students.
Tangipahoa Parish spends $12,808 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #140 in Louisiana.
Tangipahoa Parish students are 51.4% African American, 32.5% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 32 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Tangipahoa Parish has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #140 out of 176 districts in Louisiana.
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