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C+

Morehouse Parish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Bastrop, Mer Rouge, Collinston, Bonita and Oak Ridge.

Bastrop’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Louisiana school districts

Students
3,082
Schools
5
Spent per student
$17,381
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$6.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Morehouse Parish School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Louisiana districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the LA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.9M, about $2,242 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% of the 197 Louisiana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Bastrop 8,908Mer Rouge 450Collinston 256Bonita 159Oak Ridge 113

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bastrop. Grade by grade →

PK–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency13%
State average 31.8% · 1,671 students tested
Reading / language arts20%
State average 42.4% · 1,741 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 82.6% · 174 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,381 per student · 11% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 36%Federal 29%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,327’20
3,267’21
3,381’22
3,322’23
3,082’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 65%White 32%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools.

Beekman Charter School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Bastrop
B−
1,053 students15:1
Morehouse Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bastrop
D−
509 students15:1
Delta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mer Rouge
D−
442 students11:1
Morehouse Magnet School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Bastrop
C+
284 students12:1
Bastrop High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bastrop
D−
794 students13:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Louisiana.