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Leesville, Louisiana - 18 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Vernon Parish #104 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,743 per pupil, Vernon Parish ranks #158 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Vernon Parish operates 18 public schools serving 9,037 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 combined, 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Vernon Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,743 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 27.4% local, 44.6% state, and 27.9% 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 46/100, ranked #104 of 176 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 18 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 424.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.8% White, 13.2% African American, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Leesville Junior High School, with a diversity index of 69.8/100.
Its largest campus is Rosepine Elementary School, enrolling 856 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is North Polk Elementary School, at 127 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Vernon Parish school enrollment ranges from 127 students (lowest) to 856 students (highest), a spread of 729 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.
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
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.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 18 schools in Vernon Parish.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Vernon Parish's schools, about the same as the Louisiana average of 43.9.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Rosepine Elementary School | 856 |
| Leesville High School | 748 |
| Parkway Elementary School | 675 |
| West Leesville Elementary School | 643 |
| Rosepine High School | 572 |
| Pickering Elementary School | 476 |
| Anacoco Elementary School | 457 |
| Leesville Junior High School | 421 |
| Pitkin High School | 387 |
| Pickering High School | 379 |
| Vernon Middle School | 372 |
| Evans High School | 364 |
| Hicks High School | 336 |
| Hornbeck High School | 335 |
| Anacoco High School | 311 |
| Simpson High School | 252 |
| East Leesville Elementary School | 176 |
| North Polk Elementary School | 127 |
The Louisiana districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Monroe School District | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| St. Charles Parish | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| Acadia Parish | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Vermilion Parish | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| St. Bernard Parish | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Vernon 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 →Vernon Parish has 18 schools, including 13 combined, 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 9,037 students.
Vernon Parish spends $12,743 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #104 in Louisiana.
Vernon Parish students are 68.8% White, 13.2% African American, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 18 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Vernon Parish has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #104 out of 176 districts in Louisiana.
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