Enrollment
7
Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Bienville, LA
Bienville High School
Federal NCES profile for Bienville High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220021000091
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bienville High School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Louisiana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Louisiana.
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7:1
- small classes for Louisiana
- 7
- students enrolled
Bienville High School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Bienville Parish · Louisiana
NCES ID 220021000091 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7:1
vs 16.8:1 Louisiana avg
-58% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bienville High School compares with Louisiana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bienville High School
Bienville High School is a small combined-grade school in Bienville, Louisiana, enrolling 7 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7:1, Bienville High School is leaner than roughly 98% of Louisiana schools and 58% under the state's 16.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Louisiana schools, with 7 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,330 scored Louisiana schools.
The surrounding Bienville Parish spends $20,542 per pupil, 25% above the Louisiana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 15.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Bienville Parish also operates Castor High School (417 students) and Saline High School (303 students) alongside Bienville High School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bienville High School compares
Bienville High School on the metrics families compare, against Louisiana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Louisiana | Louisiana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 7:1 | ▼ 58% | 16.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 7 | top 100% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
7
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
7:1
students per teacher
- 58% below state mean
Top 2% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$20,542
per pupil, district-wide
- above Louisiana avg of $16,376
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bienville Parish, which includes Bienville High School.
$20,542
Per student
+25%
vs Louisiana
Avg $16,376
+24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.2%
State 18.1%
Federal 15.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Bienville High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castor High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Saline High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Crawford Elementary School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Arcadia High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Ringgold High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Bienville High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 417
- Students per teacher
- 10.2:1
- Resource Index
- 55/100
- Enrollment
- 303
- Students per teacher
- 10.1:1
- Resource Index
- 63/100
- Enrollment
- 278
- Students per teacher
- 10.7:1
- Resource Index
- 55/100
- Enrollment
- 248
- Students per teacher
- 9.2:1
- Resource Index
- 58/100
- Enrollment
- 219
- Students per teacher
- 10.9:1
- Resource Index
- 62/100
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Louisiana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~7 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Bienville High School
How many students attend Bienville High School?
Bienville High School has 7 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bienville, LA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bienville High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Bienville High School is 7:1, which is 58% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 55% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bienville High School?
Bienville High School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Bienville High School a good school?
Bienville High School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Louisiana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Louisiana. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Bienville Parish?
Besides Bienville High School, Bienville Parish also operates Castor High School (417 students), Saline High School (303 students), and Crawford Elementary School (278 students). See the Bienville Parish district page for the complete list.
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