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Grant Parish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Colfax, Montgomery, Dry Prong, Pollock, Creola and Georgetown.

Colfax’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Louisiana school districts

Students
2,712
Schools
7
Spent per student
$13,951
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$5.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Grant Parish School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of Louisiana districts
  • Graduation rate 17 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the LA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.8M, about $2,137 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Colfax 1,393Montgomery 628Dry Prong 443Pollock 393Creola 309Georgetown 276

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Colfax. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–123 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 31.8% · 1,488 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 42.4% · 1,491 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)99–100%
State average 82.6% · 203 in the class

98% 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
$13,951 per student · 11% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 45%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 54%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,731’20
2,559’21
2,845’22
2,734’23
2,712’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Black 12%Two or more races 4%Hispanic <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

South Grant Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dry Prong
B−
487 students14:1
Pollock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pollock
B−
421 students12:1
Verda Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
C+
308 students12:1
Georgetown High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Georgetown
C
236 students11:1
Grant Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dry Prong
B−
438 students12:1
Montgomery High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Montgomery
B−
253 students14:1
Grant High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dry Prong
A−
569 students14:1

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.