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Bossier Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Bossier City, Haughton, Benton and Plain Dealing, and parts of Shreveport.
Students
22,224
Schools
33
Spent per student
$14,060
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$139.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Bossier Parish School District
- School Grade A: better than 88% of Louisiana districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the LA average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $139.9M, about $6,294 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Benton.
PK–1218 schoolsThis district
1218 high schoolsThis district
8Benton Middle SchoolThis district
9–126 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency40%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,060 per student · 10% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 40%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
22,423’20
22,411’21
23,904’22
23,578’23
22,224’24
About steady.
Students
White 50%Black 29%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
33 public schools.
Kingston Elementary School
A+768 students15:1
Apollo Elementary School
A−756 students14:1
Haughton Elementary School
A−618 students13:1
Benton Elementary School
A595 students14:1
Legacy Elementary School
A+560 students15:1
W.T. Lewis Elementary School
A558 students17:1
T.L. Rodes Elementary School
542 students14:1
Plantation Park Elementary School
C518 students13:1
Stockwell Place Elementary School
A+496 students15:1
Sun City Elementary School
A−492 students14:1
Princeton Elementary School
B+491 students18:1
Platt Elementary School
A459 students13:1
Curtis Elementary School
B+441 students17:1
Meadowview Elementary School
D440 students12:1
Central Park Elementary School
C−431 students13:1
Waller Elementary School
C−424 students12:1
Bellaire Elementary School
A−406 students13:1
R. V. Kerr Elementary School
C+367 students12:1
Elm Grove Elementary School
B332 students12:1
Bossier Elementary School
D239 students12:1
Haughton Middle School
B+993 students17:1
Elm Grove Middle School
B916 students16:1
Benton Middle School
A817 students17:1
Benton Intermediate School
A754 students15:1
Cope Middle School
A−752 students16:1
Rusheon Middle School
D583 students15:1
Greenacres Middle School
B−543 students14:1
Airline High School
A1,855 students19:1
Benton High School
A1,515 students19:1
Haughton High School
A1,360 students19:1
Parkway High School
B1,279 students19:1
Bossier High School
C654 students17:1
Plain Dealing High School
C270 students10:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.