Lincoln Parish School District
Serves Ruston, Grambling, Choudrant, Dubach, Simsboro, Vienna and Downsville.
Ruston’s School Grade A better than 87% of Louisiana school districts
What stands out about Lincoln Parish School District
- Its letter, A: results better than 87% of Louisiana districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 17 pts above the state
- Spends 5% more per student than the LA average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 7.9% since 2020–21
- Debt of $44.1M, about $7,871 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A: better than 87% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Ruston. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. LA
2021–22 · class of 202398% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 7.9% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
12 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.