B+
Avoyelles Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport, Simmesport, Mansura, Hessmer, Moreauville, Evergreen and Plaucheville.
Students
4,794
Schools
10
Spent per student
$16,159
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Avoyelles Parish School District
- School Grade B+: better than 70% of Louisiana districts
- Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 10 pts above the state
- 20 students per teacher
- Debt of $0.5M, about $109 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bunkie.
PK–6Bunkie Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Bunkie Magnet High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency22%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,159 per student · 3% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 35%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 41%Federal 35%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
5,014’20
5,039’21
5,080’22
5,007’23
4,794’24
Down 4.4% since 2020.
Students
White 48%Black 44%Two or more races 6%Hispanic <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
10 public schools.
Marksville Elementary School
C625 students21:1
Plaucheville Elementary School
B−582 students20:1
Lafargue Elementary School
B+581 students19:1
Bunkie Elementary School
C+368 students17:1
Cottonport Elementary
D255 students25:1
Riverside Elementary School
C−197 students12:1
Bunkie Magnet High School
C+669 students19:1
Marksville High School
C−640 students21:1
Avoyelles High School
C465 students17:1
LA School for Ag Science
A−412 students33:1
Towns served
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.