School spending per student in Louisiana, every district

Orleans Parish spent $39,996 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Louisiana district with 500 or more students; the median Louisiana district with 1,000 or more students spent $14,478. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, Louisiana, fiscal year 2022-23Orleans Parish $39,996; ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel $28,282; Cameron Parish $27,631; Red River Parish $23,766; St. Charles Parish $22,961; Iberville Parish $22,415; City of Bogalusa School District $21,068; Bienville Parish $21,059; Harriet Tubman Charter School $20,826; Democracy Prep Baton Rouge $20,799; Louisiana median $14,478.020k40k60kOrleans Parish$39,996ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel$28,282Cameron Parish$27,631Red River Parish$23,766St. Charles Parish$22,961Iberville Parish$22,415City of Bogalusa School District$21,068Bienville Parish$21,059Harriet Tubman Charter School$20,826Democracy Prep Baton Rouge$20,799Louisiana median $14,478
Current spending per student, Louisiana, fiscal year 2022-23Orleans Parish $39,996; ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel $28,282; Cameron Parish $27,631; Red River Parish $23,766; St. Charles Parish $22,961; Iberville Parish $22,415; City of Bogalusa School District $21,068; Bienville Parish $21,059; Harriet Tubman Charter School $20,826; Democracy Prep Baton Rouge $20,799; Louisiana median $14,478.020k40k60kOrleans Parish$39,996ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel$28,282Cameron Parish$27,631Red River Parish$23,766St. Charles Parish$22,961Iberville Parish$22,415City of Bogalusa School District$21,068Bienville Parish$21,059Harriet Tubman Charter School$20,826Democracy Prep Baton Rouge$20,799Louisiana median $14,478
Current spending per student, Louisiana, fiscal year 2022-23Orleans Parish $39,996; ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel $28,282; Cameron Parish $27,631; Red River Parish $23,766; St. Charles Parish $22,961; Iberville Parish $22,415; City of Bogalusa School District $21,068; Bienville Parish $21,059; Harriet Tubman Charter School $20,826; Democracy Prep Baton Rouge $20,799; Louisiana median $14,478.020k40k60kOrleans Parish$39,996ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel$28,282Cameron Parish$27,631Red River Parish$23,766St. Charles Parish$22,961Iberville Parish$22,415City of Bogalusa School District$21,068Bienville Parish$21,059Harriet Tubman Charter School$20,826Democracy Prep Baton Rouge$20,799Louisiana median $14,478
Current spending per student, Louisiana, fiscal year 2022-23Orleans Parish $39,996; ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel $28,282; Cameron Parish $27,631; Red River Parish $23,766; St. Charles Parish $22,961; Iberville Parish $22,415; City of Bogalusa School District $21,068; Bienville Parish $21,059; Harriet Tubman Charter School $20,826; Democracy Prep Baton Rouge $20,799; Louisiana median $14,478.020k40k60kOrleans Parish$39,996ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel$28,282Cameron Parish$27,631Red River Parish$23,766St. Charles Parish$22,961Iberville Parish$22,415City of Bogalusa School District$21,068Bienville Parish$21,059Harriet Tubman Charter School$20,826Democracy Prep Baton Rouge$20,799Louisiana median $14,478

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 140 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Orleans ParishOrleans Parish2,040$39,996
ReNEW SciTech Academy at LaurelOrleans Parish581$28,282
Cameron ParishCameron Parish1,152$27,631
Red River ParishRed River Parish1,412$23,766
St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish9,496$22,961
Iberville ParishIberville Parish4,498$22,415
City of Bogalusa School DistrictWashington Parish1,786$21,068
Bienville ParishBienville Parish1,971$21,059
Harriet Tubman Charter SchoolOrleans Parish932$20,826
Democracy Prep Baton RougeEast Baton Rouge Parish528$20,799
Akili Academy of New OrleansOrleans Parish589$20,557
Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish3,858$19,657
Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker HighOrleans Parish675$19,533
St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish5,382$19,438
St. James ParishSt. James Parish3,537$19,342
The other 125 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton RougeEast Baton Rouge Parish666$19,297
East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish812$19,240
ReNEW Schaumburg ElementaryOrleans Parish651$18,992
Mildred Osborne Charter SchoolOrleans Parish569$18,880
West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish2,245$18,707
Belle Chasse AcademyPlaquemines Parish893$18,683
Madison ParishMadison Parish1,379$18,632
DeSoto ParishDe Soto Parish5,126$18,116
West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish4,332$17,984
Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish29,523$17,724
Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish1,502$17,637
KIPP BelieveOrleans Parish767$17,047
Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish1,050$16,990
Advantage Charter AcademyLafayette Parish509$16,967
Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish1,731$16,903
Paul Habans Charter SchoolOrleans Parish877$16,901
Bricolage AcademyOrleans Parish848$16,858
Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish2,710$16,733
East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish1,766$16,652
Pierre A. Capdau Charter SchoolOrleans Parish507$16,637
McDonogh 35 Senior High SchoolOrleans Parish859$16,627
Warren Easton Charter Foundation Inc.Orleans Parish1,112$16,567
Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish3,381$16,560
John F. Kennedy High SchoolOrleans Parish584$16,514
KIPP LeadershipOrleans Parish894$16,459
Lafayette Academy Charter SchoolOrleans Parish577$16,359
Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci TechOrleans Parish853$16,347
Recovery School District-LDEEast Baton Rouge Parish1,007$16,343
GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton RougeEast Baton Rouge Parish771$16,331
Eleanor McMain Secondary SchoolOrleans Parish864$16,284
Sci AcademyOrleans Parish638$16,212
KIPP Central CityOrleans Parish869$16,044
Sabine ParishSabine Parish4,141$15,948
Franklin ParishFranklin Parish2,850$15,907
ReNew Dolores T Aaron ElementaryOrleans Parish721$15,902
Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish5,527$15,838
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-OrleansOrleans Parish1,038$15,778
Jackson ParishJackson Parish2,161$15,777
G W Carver Collegiate AcademyOrleans Parish768$15,698
City of Baker School DistrictEast Baton Rouge Parish1,109$15,684
New Orleans Military & Maritime AcademyOrleans Parish907$15,546
Concordia ParishConcordia Parish3,192$15,509
East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish43,253$15,471
KIPP Booker T. WashingtonOrleans Parish765$15,448
Lincoln Preparatory SchoolLincoln Parish691$15,443
Union ParishUnion Parish1,911$15,421
Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish5,839$15,353
Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish5,705$15,255
Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.Calcasieu Parish989$15,223
New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High SchoolOrleans Parish579$15,187
Livingston Collegiate AcademyOrleans Parish607$15,181
Frederick A. Douglass High SchoolOrleans Parish694$15,180
Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter SchoolOrleans Parish705$15,113
City of Monroe School DistrictOuachita Parish8,646$15,090
KIPP Ernest N. Dutch MorialOrleans Parish1,068$14,940
St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish39,559$14,823
Alice M Harte Elementary Charter SchoolOrleans Parish792$14,821
Winn ParishWinn Parish2,012$14,821
Assumption ParishAssumption Parish3,031$14,820
Wilson Charter SchoolOrleans Parish712$14,808
Southwest Louisiana Charter AcademyCalcasieu Parish741$14,788
Allen ParishAllen Parish4,136$14,694
Edna Karr High SchoolOrleans Parish1,134$14,648
Samuel J Green Charter SchoolOrleans Parish530$14,581
Webster ParishWebster Parish5,549$14,561
Einstein Charter at Sherwood ForestOrleans Parish501$14,489
KIPP East Community PrimaryOrleans Parish1,064$14,395
Lake Forest Elementary Charter SchoolOrleans Parish596$14,394
St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish12,554$14,349
Delhi Charter SchoolRichland Parish673$14,211
West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish1,863$14,205
Morris Jeff Community SchoolOrleans Parish1,575$14,194
St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish8,054$14,177
Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish50,628$14,155
Athlos Academy of Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish1,194$14,147
Ascension ParishAscension Parish24,769$14,108
Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish5,595$14,082
Martin Behrman Elementary SchoolOrleans Parish918$14,076
Caddo ParishCaddo Parish36,147$14,072
LaSalle ParishLaSalle Parish2,637$14,062
St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish8,277$13,986
Richland ParishRichland Parish2,885$13,896
Lake Charles College PrepCalcasieu Parish574$13,834
Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish5,080$13,790
Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish9,708$13,778
Rapides ParishRapides Parish22,991$13,720
St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish1,119$13,680
Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish15,772$13,613
Homer Plessy Community SchoolOrleans Parish779$13,587
St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish7,537$13,528
Washington ParishWashington Parish5,019$13,463
Einstein Charter School at Village De L'EstOrleans Parish508$13,398
Bossier ParishBossier Parish23,918$13,381
International School of LouisianaOrleans Parish1,190$13,339
Willow Charter AcademyLafayette Parish654$13,323
Esperanza Charter SchoolOrleans Parish562$13,246
Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish19,136$13,051
Zachary Community School DistrictEast Baton Rouge Parish5,853$12,935
Benjamin Franklin High SchoolOrleans Parish1,034$12,923
Audubon Charter SchoolOrleans Parish862$12,912
Langston Hughes Charter AcademyOrleans Parish796$12,859
Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish20,700$12,808
Grant ParishGrant Parish2,971$12,781
Vernon ParishVernon Parish9,037$12,743
Community School for Apprenticeship Learning Inc.East Baton Rouge Parish581$12,692
Iberia ParishIberia Parish11,768$12,572
Central Community School DistrictEast Baton Rouge Parish4,967$12,537
Acadia ParishAcadia Parish9,601$12,428
Edward Hynes Charter School - LakeviewOrleans Parish722$12,386
Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish32,377$12,386
Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish6,020$12,372
The Willow SchoolOrleans Parish1,954$12,202
LSU Laboratory SchoolEast Baton Rouge Parish1,497$12,145
Iberville Charter AcademyIberville Parish654$12,136
Livingston ParishLivingston Parish27,731$12,047
Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish14,208$11,912
Lafayette Charter FoundationLafayette Parish1,350$11,850
Phillis Wheatley Community SchoolOrleans Parish812$11,441
Arthur Ashe Charter SchoolOrleans Parish831$11,131
D'Arbonne Woods Charter SchoolUnion Parish1,003$11,125
Louisiana Virtual Charter AcademyEast Baton Rouge Parish2,235$10,190
University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)East Baton Rouge Parish3,928$10,169
Acadiana Renaissance Charter AcademyLafayette Parish1,878$10,088
Avoyelles Public Charter SchoolAvoyelles Parish709$9,200
Southern University Lab SchoolEast Baton Rouge Parish836$6,788

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

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