B+
Rapides Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns
Serves Alexandria, Pineville, Ball, Woodworth, Glenmora, Boyce, Forest Hill, Lecompte, Cheneyville and McNary.
Students
21,340
Schools
44
Spent per student
$14,716
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$167.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Rapides Parish School District
- School Grade B+: better than 74% of Louisiana districts
- Spends 6% less per student than the LA average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $167.7M, about $7,858 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Echo.
PK–1228 schoolsThis district
1228 high schoolsThis district
1215 high schoolsThis district
1211 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency29%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,716 per student · 6% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 38%Federal 24%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
21,559’20
21,679’21
22,572’22
22,546’23
21,340’24
About steady.
Students
White 48%Black 41%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
44 public schools.
J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary School
A−924 students15:1
Cherokee Elementary School
B+576 students14:1
J.B. Nachman Elementary School
A−546 students15:1
Mabel Brasher Montessori
D508 students16:1
Forest Hill Junior High School
A−496 students12:1
Tioga Elementary School
B482 students13:1
Peabody Montessori Elementary School
A466 students16:1
Buckeye Elementary School
419 students14:1
D.F. Huddle Elementary
412 students11:1
Ruby-Wise Elementary School
B+410 students15:1
Lessie Moore Elementary School
C392 students13:1
Ball Elementary School
B387 students14:1
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School
B+382 students16:1
Paradise Elementary School
B369 students12:1
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School
B366 students14:1
Mary Goff Elementary School
A−365 students17:1
Caroline Dormon Junior High School
A+362 students14:1
L.S. Rugg Elementary School
D−356 students13:1
Poland Junior High School
A330 students12:1
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School
A+314 students14:1
Martin Park Elementary School
C281 students13:1
Acadian Elementary
270 students12:1
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School
C243 students10:1
Alma Redwine Elementary
C−225 students11:1
Carter C. Raymond Junior High School
D124 students7:1
Scott M. Brame Middle School
B709 students15:1
Pineville Junior High School
B+527 students13:1
Alexandria Middle Magnet School
C469 students14:1
Tioga Junior High School
B415 students11:1
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School
C−362 students11:1
Pineville Elementary School
C−252 students12:1
Alexandria Senior High School
A−1,475 students18:1
Pineville High School
B+1,271 students16:1
Peabody Magnet High School
C1,071 students15:1
Buckeye High School
B+915 students13:1
Tioga High School
B881 students14:1
Bolton Academy
C+372 students10:1
Rapides High School
B+248 students12:1
Oak Hill High School
B−715 students13:1
Glenmora High School
B−673 students13:1
Northwood High School
B−598 students12:1
Plainview High School
B313 students11:1
Rapides Training Academy
D69 students4:1
Rapides Alternative Positive Program for Students
0 students
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.