Tensas Parish

Public school district · Tensas Parish · Louisiana · NCES district ID 2201710

Tensas Parish spent $23,098 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 92% of the other Louisiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,044). Its 2 schools enrolled 301 students in 2024-25; 23.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,147 per student, down 8.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Louisiana: 82.6%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Louisiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Tensas Parish in enrollment (300 to 388 students) and Tensas Parish itself.

Current spending per student, Louisiana districts closest in size to Tensas Parish, FY23Tensas Parish $23,098; Rosenwald Collegiate Academy $19,494; Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School $19,324; RSD-Capitol Education Foundation $16,456; JS Clark Leadership Academy $16,136; GEO Next Generation High School $15,936; Audubon Charter Gentilly $15,647; Sarah Towles Reed High School $15,292; New Harmony High Institute $13,144; New Orleans Accelerated High School $8,710; State median, under 1,000 students $16,044.5k10k15k20k25kTensas Parish$23,098Rosenwald Collegiate Academy$19,494Kenilworth Science and Technol…$19,324RSD-Capitol Education Foundati…$16,456JS Clark Leadership Academy$16,136GEO Next Generation High School$15,936Audubon Charter Gentilly$15,647Sarah Towles Reed High School$15,292New Harmony High Institute$13,144New Orleans Accelerated High S…$8,710State median, under 1,000 students $16,044
Current spending per student, Louisiana districts closest in size to Tensas Parish, FY23Tensas Parish $23,098; Rosenwald Collegiate Academy $19,494; Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School $19,324; RSD-Capitol Education Foundation $16,456; JS Clark Leadership Academy $16,136; GEO Next Generation High School $15,936; Audubon Charter Gentilly $15,647; Sarah Towles Reed High School $15,292; New Harmony High Institute $13,144; New Orleans Accelerated High School $8,710; State median, under 1,000 students $16,044.5k10k15k20k25kTensas Parish$23,098Rosenwald Collegiate Academy$19,494Kenilworth Science and Technology C…$19,324RSD-Capitol Education Foundation$16,456JS Clark Leadership Academy$16,136GEO Next Generation High School$15,936Audubon Charter Gentilly$15,647Sarah Towles Reed High School$15,292New Harmony High Institute$13,144New Orleans Accelerated High School$8,710State median, under 1,000 students $16,044
Current spending per student, Louisiana districts closest in size to Tensas Parish, FY23Tensas Parish $23,098; Rosenwald Collegiate Academy $19,494; Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School $19,324; RSD-Capitol Education Foundation $16,456; JS Clark Leadership Academy $16,136; GEO Next Generation High School $15,936; Audubon Charter Gentilly $15,647; Sarah Towles Reed High School $15,292; New Harmony High Institute $13,144; New Orleans Accelerated High School $8,710; State median, under 1,000 students $16,044.5k15k25kTensas Parish$23,098Rosenwald Collegiate Academy$19,494Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter S…$19,324RSD-Capitol Education Foundation$16,456JS Clark Leadership Academy$16,136GEO Next Generation High School$15,936Audubon Charter Gentilly$15,647Sarah Towles Reed High School$15,292New Harmony High Institute$13,144New Orleans Accelerated High School$8,710State median, under 1,000 students $16,044
Current spending per student, Louisiana districts closest in size to Tensas Parish, FY23Tensas Parish $23,098; Rosenwald Collegiate Academy $19,494; Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School $19,324; RSD-Capitol Education Foundation $16,456; JS Clark Leadership Academy $16,136; GEO Next Generation High School $15,936; Audubon Charter Gentilly $15,647; Sarah Towles Reed High School $15,292; New Harmony High Institute $13,144; New Orleans Accelerated High School $8,710; State median, under 1,000 students $16,044.5k15k25kTensas Parish$23,098Rosenwald Collegiate Academy$19,494Kenilworth Science and Technology Chart…$19,324RSD-Capitol Education Foundation$16,456JS Clark Leadership Academy$16,136GEO Next Generation High School$15,936Audubon Charter Gentilly$15,647Sarah Towles Reed High School$15,292New Harmony High Institute$13,144New Orleans Accelerated High School$8,710State median, under 1,000 students $16,044

Where the money came from

$9,720,000 in revenue: 23.9% state, 38.1% local and 38.0% federal. Total spending including $723,000 of capital outlay was $9,114,000, or $26,265 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Tensas Parish revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,323,000; Local $3,702,000; Federal $3,695,000; total $9,720,000.
  • State$2,323,000 24%
  • Local$3,702,000 38%
  • Federal$3,695,000 38%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 103 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

347 students in 2022-23, 341 students in 2023-24, 301 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Tensas Parish enrollment by school year2022-23: 347, 2023-24: 341, 2024-25: 30101002003004002022-233472023-243412024-25301
Tensas Parish enrollment by school year2022-23: 347, 2023-24: 341, 2024-25: 30101002003004002022-233472023-243412024-25301
Tensas Parish enrollment by school year2022-23: 347, 2023-24: 341, 2024-25: 30101002003004002022-233472023-243412024-25301
Tensas Parish enrollment by school year2022-23: 347, 2023-24: 341, 2024-25: 30101002003004002022-233472023-243412024-25301

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334724.014.5
2023-2434127.512.4
2024-2530129.010.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,282,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,695 per student

Tensas Parish booked $1,282,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 24 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $53,461 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 13 in 100 Louisiana districts with a figure (state median $64,742, 167 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Louisiana teacher salary at $52,376 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,016,00079.3%
Special education$216,00016.8%
Vocational$34,0002.7%
Other programs$16,0001.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,087 in 2018-19, $3,066 in 2019-20, $3,405 in 2020-21, $3,789 in 2021-22, $3,695 in 2022-23.

Tensas Parish teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,087, 2019-20: $3,066, 2020-21: $3,405, 2021-22: $3,789, 2022-23: $3,69501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0872019-20$3,0662020-21$3,4052021-22$3,7892022-23$3,695
Tensas Parish teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,087, 2019-20: $3,066, 2020-21: $3,405, 2021-22: $3,789, 2022-23: $3,69501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0872019-20$3,0662020-21$3,4052021-22$3,7892022-23$3,695
Tensas Parish teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,087, 2019-20: $3,066, 2020-21: $3,405, 2021-22: $3,789, 2022-23: $3,69501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0872019-20$3,0662020-21$3,4052021-22$3,7892022-23$3,695
Tensas Parish teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,087, 2019-20: $3,066, 2020-21: $3,405, 2021-22: $3,789, 2022-23: $3,69501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0872019-20$3,0662020-21$3,4052021-22$3,7892022-23$3,695

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Tensas Parish scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading and 6-9% in math, against 42.4% in reading and 31.8% in math across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtLouisianaStudents tested
Reading and language arts15-19%42.4%171
Math6-9%31.8%166

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 23 students in Tensas Parish's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtLouisiana
Four-year graduation rate80% or more82.6%
Students in the class2350,762

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 154 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tensas Elementary School15412.896.1%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 147 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tensas High School1478.694.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Tensas Parish

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Tensas Parish

  1. Louisiana districts by spending per studentTensas Parish ranks 9 of 103 Louisiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,098).#9 of 103
  2. Every school district in LouisianaTensas Parish is the number 163 by size of 194 Louisiana districts, with 347 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#163 of 194
  3. Audubon Charter GentillyThe next larger Louisiana district: 351 students in fall 2022, $15,647 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,647
  4. Rosenwald Collegiate AcademyThe next smaller Louisiana district: 338 students in fall 2022, $19,494 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,494
  5. Compare Tensas Parish with Audubon Charter GentillyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Tensas High School, its largest high school147 students in 2024-25, 8.6 per teacher.147
  7. Teacher salary spending across LouisianaTensas Parish spent $53,461 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $64,742); spending, not a salary.$53,461
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Tensas Parish

  1. How many schools and students are in Tensas Parish?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 301 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Tensas Parish spend per student?
    $23,098 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Louisiana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,044 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,147 per student, down 8.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Tensas Parish's money come from?
    $9,720,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.9% state, 38.1% local and 38.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Tensas Parish live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 280 of the 645 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 43.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Tensas Parish spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,282,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,695 per student. Divided by the 24 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $53,461 per teacher, more than 13 in 100 Louisiana districts (state median $64,742). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Louisiana teacher salary at $52,376 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Tensas Parish do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Tensas Parish scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading and 6-9% in math, against 42.4% in reading and 31.8% in math across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Tensas Parish?
    80% or more of the 23 students in Tensas Parish's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Tensas Parish's NCES district ID?
    2201710. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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