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Sabine Parish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Many, Zwolle, Pleasant Hill, Florien, Converse, Noble and Fisher.

Many’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Louisiana school districts

Students
3,741
Schools
10
Spent per student
$16,683
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$17.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sabine Parish School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 80% of Louisiana districts
  • Graduation rate 15 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the LA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $17.5M, about $4,680 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 80% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Many 2,469A−Zwolle 1,605Pleasant Hill 614Florien 538Converse 383Noble 209Fisher 188

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Many. Grade by grade →

PK–127 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 31.8% · 2,047 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 42.4% · 2,007 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 82.6% · 275 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
$16,683 per student · 7% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 39%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,233’20
4,058’21
4,141’22
3,947’23
3,741’24

Down 11.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 53%Black 22%American Indian/Alaska Native 14%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Many Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Many
B−
613 students16:1
Converse High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Converse
B−
490 students14:1
Zwolle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Zwolle
B−
415 students14:1
Negreet High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Negreet
A−
413 students13:1
Florien High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Florien
B−
399 students13:1
Ebarb School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Noble
B−
232 students12:1
Pleasant Hill High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Pleasant Hill
C+
228 students10:1
Many Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Many
B−
361 students13:1
Zwolle High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Zwolle
B−
270 students12:1
Many High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Many
A−
320 students12:1

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.