Caldwell Parish
A public school district in Columbia, Louisiana, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,310
- Students enrolled
- 122.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 214
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,637
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,310 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,243rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 68th of 189 in Louisiana. Larger than 64% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,637 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 63% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Caldwell Parish spent $17,637 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,214 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $17,637 | $26.5 million | 1,502 |
| FY2022 | $17,040 | $24.6 million | 1,443 |
| FY2021 | $16,407 | $23.7 million | 1,443 |
| FY2020 | $14,044 | $21.3 million | 1,520 |
| FY2019 | $13,683 | $20.7 million | 1,515 |
| FY2018 | $12,934 | $19.9 million | 1,539 |
| FY2017 | $12,318 | $19.2 million | 1,562 |
| FY2016 | $12,873 | $19.8 million | 1,535 |
| FY2015 | $11,567 | $19.5 million | 1,685 |
| FY2014 | $11,085 | $18.1 million | 1,632 |
| FY2013 | $10,600 | $17.5 million | 1,654 |
| FY2012 | $11,802 | $19.2 million | 1,630 |
| FY2011 | $10,843 | $18.1 million | 1,670 |
| FY2010 | $10,724 | $18.3 million | 1,711 |
| FY2009 | $10,203 | $17.5 million | 1,715 |
| FY2008 | $9,940 | $17.4 million | 1,753 |
| FY2007 | $8,225 | $15.0 million | 1,818 |
| FY2006 | $8,111 | $15.1 million | 1,856 |
| FY2005 | $7,214 | $13.5 million | 1,871 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.1 million | 25.6% |
| State | $13.0 million | 47.0% |
| Local | $7.6 million | 27.5% |
| Total | $27.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Caldwell Parish High School | 398 |
| Caldwell Parish Junior High School | 294 |
| Columbia Elementary School | 191 |
| Grayson Elementary School | 212 |
| Union Central Elementary School | 215 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2200360
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Louisiana — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Louisiana — A to Z, each with its page.
- Louisiana on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved