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La Salle Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Jena, Urania, Olla and Tullos.
Students
2,520
Schools
9
Spent per student
$14,949
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
What stands out about La Salle Parish School District
- School Grade A: better than 85% of Louisiana districts
- Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 13 pts above the state
- 13 students per teacher
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Good Pine.
PK–84 schoolsThis district
5Goodpine Middle SchoolThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency34%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,949 per student · 4% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 49%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,596’20
2,575’21
2,637’22
2,556’23
2,520’24
About steady.
Students
White 85%Black 8%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
9 public schools.
Olla-Standard Elementary School
B+398 students16:1
Jena Elementary School
381 students15:1
Goodpine Middle School
B+279 students12:1
Fellowship Elementary School
B209 students16:1
Nebo Elementary School
B+135 students11:1
Jena Junior High School
B+288 students13:1
LaSalle Junior High School
B+144 students11:1
Jena High School
B490 students14:1
LaSalle High School
B−196 students10:1
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.