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Red River Parish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Coushatta, Martin, Hall Summit and Edgefield.

Coushatta’s School Grade B better than 59% of Louisiana school districts

Students
1,243
Schools
5
Spent per student
$25,767
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Debt
$23.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Red River Parish School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Louisiana districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 65% more per student than the LA average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $23.8M, about $19,179 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% 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
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Coushatta. Grade by grade →

PK–5Red River Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Red River High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 31.8% · 619 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 42.4% · 616 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 82.6% · 70 in the class

95% 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
$25,767 per student · 65% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 42%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 15%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,394’20
1,313’21
1,412’22
1,362’23
1,243’24

Down 10.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 59%White 35%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Asian <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.

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.