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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 Downsville.
PK–127 schoolsThis district
127 high schoolsThis district
125 high schoolsThis district
124 high schoolsThis 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.