Union Parish operates 3 public schools serving 1,911 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 1,555 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Union Parish County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,389 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 41.9% local, 35.7% state, and 22.4% 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 $56,882 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts. The district's equity score — 60/100, ranked #50 of 176 in Louisiana against a state average of 50 — measures how evenly funding reaches schools within its boundaries.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 470:1 student-counselor ratio, above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 10.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.4% White, 37.4% African American, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Union Parish High School accounts for 37.2% of all Union Parish student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Union 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.
Union Parish student-counselor ratio is 470:1 — 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.
Union Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 10.6% — 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.
Union Parish has 3 schools, including 3 other. Total enrollment is 1,911 students.
How much does Union Parish spend per student?
Union Parish spends $18,389 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #50 in Louisiana.
What is the average teacher salary in Union Parish?
The average teacher salary in Union Parish is $56,882 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the average rent near Union Parish?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Union Parish County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.
What is the demographic composition of Union Parish?
Union Parish students are 45.4% White, 37.4% African American, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Union Parish?
Union Parish has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #50 out of 176 districts in Louisiana. This score measures resource distribution fairness across schools in the district.