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 Forest Hill.
PK–8Forest Hill Junior High SchoolThis district
9–1211 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.