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B+

Webster Parish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns

Serves Minden, Springhill, Sibley, Cotton Valley, Cullen, Sarepta, Doyline, Dixie Inn, Dubberly, Heflin and Shongaloo.

Minden’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Louisiana school districts

Students
4,967
Schools
14
Spent per student
$16,109
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Debt
$27.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Webster Parish School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of Louisiana districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $27.5M, about $5,541 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% 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 Minden. Grade by grade →

6–8Webster Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Minden High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 31.8% · 2,782 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 42.4% · 2,811 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 82.6% · 354 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
$16,109 per student · 3% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 37%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,700’20
5,441’21
5,549’22
5,359’23
4,967’24

Down 12.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Black 46%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

14 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.