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Lincoln Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Ruston, Grambling, Choudrant, Simsboro, Dubach, Vienna and Downsville.
Students
5,601
Schools
12
Spent per student
$16,471
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$44.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Lincoln Parish School District
- School Grade A: better than 86% of Louisiana districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 14 pts above the state
- Spends 5% more per student than the LA average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 7.9% since 2020
- Debt of $44.1M, about $7,871 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Choudrant.
PK–5Choudrant Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Choudrant High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency35%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$16,471 per student · 5% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 31%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
5,192’20
5,151’21
5,839’22
5,803’23
5,601’24
Up 7.9% since 2020.
Students
White 48%Black 40%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
12 public schools.
Choudrant Elementary School
A−536 students16:1
Glen View Elementary School
438 students11:1
A. E. Phillips Laboratory School
412 students15:1
Cypress Springs Elementary School
B369 students12:1
Ruston Elementary School
B−359 students11:1
Hillcrest Elementary School
326 students13:1
Dubach School
B−134 students12:1
Ruston Junior High School
B−585 students13:1
I.A. Lewis School
C+277 students12:1
Ruston High School
A1,212 students13:1
Choudrant High School
A+421 students14:1
Simsboro High School
B+532 students12:1
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.