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Vernon Parish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Leesville, New Llano, Rosepine, Anacoco, Simpson and Hornbeck.

Leesville’s School Grade A better than 89% of Louisiana school districts

Students
7,887
Schools
18
Spent per student
$13,081
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$21.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Vernon Parish School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of Louisiana districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 15 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the LA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.3M, about $2,706 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Leesville. Grade by grade →

9–12Leesville High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 31.8% · 3,971 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 42.4% · 3,968 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 82.6% · 416 in the class

94% 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
$13,081 per student · 16% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 49%Federal 24%

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

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

Enrollment over time
8,125’20
7,975’21
9,037’22
9,075’23
7,887’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Black 13%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

18 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.