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De Soto Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Mansfield, Stonewall, Logansport, South Mansfield, Grand Cane, Keachi, Longstreet and Stanley.
Students
4,923
Schools
9
Spent per student
$19,190
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$42.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about De Soto Parish School District
- School Grade A: better than 87% of Louisiana districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 12 pts above the state
- Spends 23% more per student than the LA average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $42.2M, about $8,572 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Longstreet.
PK–124 schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency35%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,190 per student · 23% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 14%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,825’20
4,816’21
5,126’22
5,135’23
4,923’24
About steady.
Students
White 51%Black 38%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
9 public schools.
North DeSoto Upper Elementary School
B+807 students16:1
Mansfield Elementary School
B−542 students11:1
North DeSoto Lower Elementary School
523 students13:1
North DeSoto Middle School 6-8
A605 students15:1
Mansfield Middle School
C331 students11:1
North DeSoto High School
A817 students15:1
Mansfield High School
C+327 students11:1
Logansport High School
B−566 students11:1
Stanley High School
B−405 students11:1
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.