An equity score of 48/100 ranks West Carroll Parish #98 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,205 per pupil, West Carroll Parish ranks #121 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,863
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,205
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Carroll Parish operates 5 public schools serving 1,863 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in West Carroll Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,205 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 27.1% local, 48.3% state, and 24.6% 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 48/100, ranked #98 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.
a 623:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.5% White, 18.5% African American, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oak Grove High School, with a diversity index of 42.5/100.
Its largest campus is Oak Grove Elementary School, enrolling 523 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Epps School, at 118 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oak Grove Elementary School accounts for 28.1% of all West Carroll Parish student enrollment
That dominant concentration means West Carroll Parish-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
West Carroll Parish school enrollment varies 4.4× across entities
West Carroll Parish school enrollment ranges from 118 students (lowest) to 523 students (highest), a spread of 405 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.
West Carroll Parish reports 67.3% free-lunch eligibility
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.
West Carroll Parish student-counselor ratio is 623:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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.
West Carroll Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 10.4% — 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.
West Carroll Parish has 5 schools, including 4 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,863 students.
How much does West Carroll Parish spend per student?
West Carroll Parish spends $14,205 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #98 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of West Carroll Parish?
West Carroll Parish students are 74.5% White, 18.5% African American, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Carroll Parish?
West Carroll Parish has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #98 out of 176 districts in Louisiana.