An equity score of 39/100 ranks West Feliciana Parish #122 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,707 per pupil, West Feliciana Parish ranks #37 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,245
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$18,707
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Feliciana Parish operates 4 public schools serving 2,245 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Feliciana Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,707 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 67.6% local, 21.1% state, and 11.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 39/100, ranked #122 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 621.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.7% White, 32.1% African American, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Feliciana High School, with a diversity index of 50.5/100.
Its largest campus is Bains Elementary School, enrolling 801 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bains Lower Elementary School, at 247 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bains Elementary School accounts for 35.7% of all West Feliciana Parish student enrollment
That dominant concentration means West Feliciana Parish-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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 Feliciana Parish school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
West Feliciana Parish school enrollment ranges from 247 students (lowest) to 801 students (highest), a spread of 554 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 Feliciana Parish student-counselor ratio is 622:1 — 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 Feliciana Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 17.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within West Feliciana Parish is typically wider than the West Feliciana Parish-aggregate figure suggests.
West Feliciana Parish has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,245 students.
How much does West Feliciana Parish spend per student?
West Feliciana Parish spends $18,707 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #122 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of West Feliciana Parish?
West Feliciana Parish students are 62.7% White, 32.1% African American, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Feliciana Parish?
West Feliciana Parish has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #122 out of 176 districts in Louisiana.