How equitable is school funding in Louisiana?

The average funding equity score for Louisiana school districts is 50 out of 100, compared to the national average of 49. This score considers per-pupil spending, need-adjusted spending, funding source diversity, and student-teacher ratios.

What does the equity score measure?

The equity score (0-100) measures four dimensions: per-pupil spending level, need-adjusted spending (rewarding districts that spend more where poverty is higher), funding diversity (less reliance on local property taxes), and resource access (lower student-teacher ratios).

Louisiana · NCES F-33 finance data

School Funding Equity in Louisiana

176 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.

Compiled by PlainSchools, Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026

The equity picture in one line

Office of Juvenile Justice ranks first in Louisiana for funding equity at 99/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

99/100
top score (Office of Juvenile Justice): $86,011
per-pupil spending in the top district: 26
districts scoring 70 or higher: 28
districts below 30

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Office of Juvenile Justice	370	$86,011	57.7%	2.1%	99
2	Louisiana School for Math Science & the Arts	275	$36,044	7.3%	8.7%	98
3	New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	230	$40,983	32.6%	3.9%	93
4	Renew Scitech Academy at Laurel	581	$28,282	86.7%	27.5%	90
5	East Carroll Parish	812	$19,240	88.5%	25.7%	89
6	Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High	675	$19,533	97.5%	34.4%	89
7	Madison Parish	1,379	$18,632	76.6%	27.7%	87
8	Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School	386	$19,324	78.0%	36.6%	85
9	Tensas Parish	347	$23,098	82.7%	37.8%	83
10	Rosenwald Collegiate Academy	338	$19,494	82.8%	35.5%	83
11	Renew Schaumburg Elementary	651	$18,992	81.0%	24.4%	82
12	Caldwell Parish	1,502	$17,637	63.6%	28.0%	81
13	City of Bogalusa School District	1,786	$21,068	76.3%	27.2%	79
14	Catahoula Parish	1,050	$16,990	56.7%	27.8%	78
15	Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech	853	$16,347	85.2%	34.6%	77
16	Franklin Parish	2,850	$15,907	73.4%	24.7%	75
17	Red River Parish	1,412	$23,766	83.4%	60.9%	74
18	Akili Academy of New Orleans	589	$20,557	88.3%	37.1%	74
19	Success Preparatory Academy	486	$16,628	73.9%	32.8%	74
20	Concordia Parish	3,192	$15,509	77.9%	31.0%	73
21	Cameron Parish	1,152	$27,631	37.6%	76.6%	73
22	Iberville Parish	4,498	$22,415	70.0%	68.8%	72
23	Orleans Parish	2,040	$39,996	84.7%	61.2%	72
24	Bienville Parish	1,971	$21,059	72.2%	66.2%	72
25	Foundation Preparatory Academy	227	$18,894	96.5%	29.6%	72
26	Renew Dolores T Aaron Elementary	721	$15,902	84.6%	26.8%	70
27	Kipp Believe	767	$17,047	91.5%	48.9%	69
28	East Feliciana Parish	1,766	$16,652	64.0%	39.5%	68
29	Recovery School District-Lde	1,007	$16,343	90.0%	32.2%	68
30	G W Carver Collegiate Academy	768	$15,698	89.6%	35.2%	68
31	Sci Academy	638	$16,212	88.2%	35.6%	68
32	Paul Habans Charter School	877	$16,901	80.6%	38.9%	67
33	Kipp Central City	869	$16,044	83.3%	45.1%	67
34	John F. Kennedy High School	584	$16,514	83.9%	48.3%	67
35	Lafayette Academy Charter School	577	$16,359	96.7%	34.5%	67
36	Rsd-Capitol Education Foundation	375	$16,456	70.7%	38.2%	67
37	St. Charles Parish	9,496	$22,961	43.4%	79.2%	66
38	Kipp Leadership	894	$16,459	88.4%	46.2%	66
39	Belle Chasse Academy	893	$18,683	19.6%	3.3%	66
40	Mildred Osborne Charter School	569	$18,880	87.9%	35.4%	66
41	Claiborne Parish	1,731	$16,903	78.9%	33.0%	65
42	Livingston Collegiate Academy	607	$15,181	85.7%	35.2%	65
43	Mcdonogh 42 Charter School	421	$16,986	80.3%	34.1%	64
44	St. James Parish	3,537	$19,342	57.1%	72.5%	63
45	Eleanor Mcmain Secondary School	864	$16,284	62.7%	39.7%	63
46	Kipp Booker T. Washington	765	$15,448	87.7%	48.7%	63
47	West Baton Rouge Parish	4,332	$17,984	73.3%	66.3%	62
48	Allen Parish	4,136	$14,694	59.0%	34.0%	62
49	Collegiate Baton Rouge	476	$16,313	91.8%	46.2%	62
50	Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge	450	$17,060	55.6%	54.4%	62
51	Jackson Parish	2,161	$15,777	64.9%	40.3%	61
52	Lincoln Preparatory School	691	$15,443	74.2%	42.4%	61
53	Geo Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge	666	$19,297	94.0%	47.8%	61
54	Sophie B Wright Institute of Academic Excellence	420	$19,181	72.1%	40.8%	61
55	Evangeline Parish	5,705	$15,255	60.6%	25.1%	60
56	Natchitoches Parish	5,527	$15,838	75.6%	42.8%	60
57	Harriet Tubman Charter School	932	$20,826	73.6%	44.5%	60
58	Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School	859	$16,627	70.0%	36.6%	60
59	Voices for International Business & Education	411	$16,270	49.6%	40.3%	60
60	Calcasieu Parish	29,523	$17,724	59.8%	54.6%	59
61	St. Landry Parish	12,554	$14,349	71.6%	28.6%	59
62	City of Monroe School District	8,646	$15,090	79.2%	37.7%	59
63	St. John the Baptist Parish	5,382	$19,438	41.8%	62.1%	59
64	Sabine Parish	4,141	$15,948	61.0%	38.6%	59
65	Pointe Coupee Parish	2,710	$16,733	73.5%	53.5%	59
66	Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial	1,068	$14,940	85.0%	45.2%	59
67	Wilson Charter School	712	$14,808	67.3%	35.4%	59
68	Js Clark Leadership Academy	301	$16,136	93.4%	38.0%	59
69	Einstein Charter Middle Sch at Sarah Towles Reed	227	$16,907	63.0%	39.5%	59
70	Plaquemines Parish	3,858	$19,657	70.7%	62.7%	58
71	City of Baker School District	1,109	$15,684	57.8%	36.9%	58
72	Morehouse Parish	3,381	$16,560	5.5%	31.2%	57
73	International School of Louisiana	1,190	$13,339	45.2%	2.2%	57
74	St. Helena Parish	1,119	$13,680	89.5%	27.7%	57
75	Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	705	$15,113	61.8%	34.6%	57
76	Kipp East Community Primary	1,064	$14,395	85.6%	44.5%	56
77	Frederick a. Douglass High School	694	$15,180	85.4%	48.4%	56
78	Democracy Prep Baton Rouge	528	$20,799	82.0%	45.1%	56
79	Yacs at Lawrence D. Crocker	418	$16,660	93.8%	40.9%	56
80	Union Parish	1,911	$15,421	46.6%	41.9%	55
81	Lycee Francais De La Nouvelle-Orleans	1,038	$15,778	34.1%	42.3%	55
82	Geo Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge	771	$16,331	82.4%	50.2%	55
83	Pierre a. Capdau Charter School	507	$16,637	75.1%	37.9%	55
84	Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest	501	$14,489	67.3%	38.0%	55
85	Encore Academy	458	$17,079	73.4%	38.0%	55
86	New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	907	$15,546	60.0%	46.1%	54
87	Geo Next Generation High School	388	$15,936	81.7%	48.9%	54
88	New Vision Learning Academy	223	$15,726	50.2%	0.4%	53
89	Winn Parish	2,012	$14,821	63.4%	28.1%	52
90	Delhi Charter School	673	$14,211	55.0%	4.2%	52
91	New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics Hs	579	$15,187	82.6%	43.5%	52
92	Desoto Parish	5,126	$18,116	51.9%	72.4%	51
93	Assumption Parish	3,031	$14,820	65.0%	37.4%	51
94	Vermilion Parish	9,708	$13,778	62.6%	33.5%	50
95	Washington Parish	5,019	$13,463	56.5%	22.1%	49
96	Martin Behrman Elementary School	918	$14,076	96.4%	40.4%	49
97	Robert Russa Moton Charter School	425	$16,045	80.2%	40.2%	49
98	West Carroll Parish	1,863	$14,205	69.2%	27.1%	48
99	Sarah Towles Reed High School	377	$15,292	65.0%	39.5%	48
100	St. Bernard Parish	8,277	$13,986	65.9%	38.9%	47
101	Jefferson Davis Parish	5,595	$14,082	61.4%	36.1%	47
102	Homer Plessy Community School	779	$13,587	55.2%	35.5%	47
103	Advantage Charter Academy	509	$16,967	92.9%	50.4%	47
104	Vernon Parish	9,037	$12,743	47.8%	27.4%	46
105	Rapides Parish	22,991	$13,720	74.5%	38.9%	45
106	Warren Easton Charter Foundation Inc.	1,112	$16,567	46.0%	50.9%	45
107	V. B. Glencoe Charter School	494	$10,854	64.4%	3.9%	45
108	Morris Jeff Community School	1,575	$14,194	56.5%	44.0%	44
109	The Net2 High School	244	$12,094	77.5%	37.2%	44
110	Lasalle Parish	2,637	$14,062	29.8%	38.4%	43
111	Impact Charter School	442	$13,421	79.4%	38.9%	43
112	St. Mary Parish	8,054	$14,177	70.8%	42.2%	42
113	St. Martin Parish	7,537	$13,528	62.6%	32.9%	42
114	Avoyelles Parish	5,080	$13,790	60.0%	25.0%	42
115	Einstein Charter School at Village De L'est	508	$13,398	59.1%	35.5%	42
116	Richland Parish	2,885	$13,896	68.9%	37.5%	41
117	Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.	989	$15,223	74.9%	56.7%	41
118	Southern University Lab School	836	$6,788	57.0%	21.6%	40
119	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	596	$14,394	58.7%	46.7%	40
120	Audubon Charter Gentilly	351	$15,647	54.1%	42.7%	40
121	Acadia Parish	9,601	$12,428	65.7%	27.0%	39
122	West Feliciana Parish	2,245	$18,707	39.3%	67.6%	39
123	Esperanza Charter School	562	$13,246	96.8%	37.5%	39
124	Fannie C Williams Charter School	481	$14,576	76.7%	44.2%	39
125	East Baton Rouge Parish	43,253	$15,471	70.4%	54.2%	38
126	Bricolage Academy	848	$16,858	45.0%	45.6%	38
127	Iberia Parish	11,768	$12,572	72.0%	35.1%	37
128	Lincoln Parish	5,839	$15,353	56.8%	52.6%	36
129	Central Community School District	4,967	$12,537	46.1%	39.1%	36
130	Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School	792	$14,821	56.6%	38.4%	36
131	Delta Charter Group	498	$12,466	56.2%	39.0%	36
132	Ouachita Parish	19,136	$13,051	57.8%	38.3%	35
133	Webster Parish	5,549	$14,561	47.7%	40.3%	35
134	St. Tammany Parish	39,559	$14,823	42.8%	51.9%	34
135	Ascension Parish	24,769	$14,108	47.6%	53.9%	34
136	Edna Karr High School	1,134	$14,648	62.0%	43.4%	34
137	Hynes Parkview	490	$13,871	69.6%	43.3%	34
138	New Harmony High Institute	369	$13,144	40.9%	61.6%	34
139	Caddo Parish	36,147	$14,072	68.5%	45.2%	33
140	Tangipahoa Parish	20,700	$12,808	65.6%	39.2%	33
141	St. Landry Primary School Incl.	256	$12,059	73.0%	24.9%	33
142	Livingston Parish	27,731	$12,047	59.2%	30.1%	32
143	Bossier Parish	23,918	$13,381	54.1%	43.0%	32
144	Beauregard Parish	6,020	$12,372	56.8%	40.3%	32
145	Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	1,194	$14,147	74.5%	49.4%	32
146	Lsu Laboratory School	1,497	$12,145	-	51.3%	31
147	Willow Charter Academy	654	$13,323	95.0%	45.5%	30
148	Samuel J Green Charter School	530	$14,581	76.0%	52.1%	30
149	Terrebonne Parish	15,772	$13,613	64.6%	44.6%	29
150	Avoyelles Public Charter School	709	$9,200	49.6%	9.9%	29
151	D'arbonne Woods Charter School	1,003	$11,125	44.8%	39.8%	27
152	Jefferson Parish	50,628	$14,155	59.6%	54.4%	25
153	Zachary Community School District	5,853	$12,935	49.5%	45.8%	25
154	Lafourche Parish	14,208	$11,912	56.5%	41.7%	24
155	Community School for Apprenticeship Learning Inc.	581	$12,692	74.5%	53.2%	24
156	New Orleans Accelerated High School	300	$8,710	79.7%	31.0%	24
157	Grant Parish	2,971	$12,781	69.1%	54.3%	23
158	Benjamin Franklin High School	1,034	$12,923	24.6%	60.4%	23
159	Lake Charles College Prep	574	$13,834	60.5%	58.6%	23
160	Audubon Charter School	862	$12,912	32.7%	49.0%	22
161	Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview	722	$12,386	26.0%	50.7%	22
162	Jcfa-East	229	$9,419	57.2%	40.8%	22
163	Lafayette Parish	32,377	$12,386	57.5%	51.5%	21
164	Langston Hughes Charter Academy	796	$12,859	81.0%	50.6%	21
165	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	741	$14,788	27.1%	62.0%	20
166	The Net Charter High School	293	$9,962	77.8%	38.1%	20
167	Northeast Claiborne Charter	209	$6,512	86.1%	33.5%	20
168	Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	2,235	$10,190	67.8%	40.1%	17
169	Edward Hynes Charter School - Uno	402	$12,836	41.3%	46.4%	16
170	University View Academy Inc. (Frm La Connections)	3,928	$10,169	53.9%	45.5%	14
171	Lafayette Charter Foundation	1,350	$11,850	73.1%	47.0%	14
172	Phillis Wheatley Community School	812	$11,441	74.6%	49.2%	14
173	Arthur Ashe Charter School	831	$11,131	78.1%	51.1%	12
174	The Willow School	1,954	$12,202	14.2%	57.9%	10
175	Iberville Charter Academy	654	$12,136	48.2%	63.4%	8
176	Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	1,878	$10,088	30.6%	50.8%	7

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2022-23), which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the spending differences the score captures; our methodology documents each weight:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)

Higher spending relative to peers

Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)

Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest

Funding Diversity (0-25)

Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support

Resource Access (0-25)

Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention

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