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B+

Natchitoches Parish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Natchitoches, Campti, Provencal, Natchez, Goldonna, Clarence, Ashland, Robeline and Powhatan.

Natchitoches’ School Grade B+ better than 73% of Louisiana school districts

Students
4,792
Schools
13
Spent per student
$18,362
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Debt
$23.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Natchitoches Parish School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of Louisiana districts
  • Spends 18% more per student than the LA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $23.1M, about $4,817 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% 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 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 Natchitoches. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 31.8% · 2,762 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 42.4% · 2,805 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 82.6% · 381 in the class

97% 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
$18,362 per student · 18% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 32%Federal 28%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,239’20
4,845’21
5,107’22
5,205’23
4,792’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 57%White 35%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

13 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.