Rapides Parish
A public school district in Alexandria, Louisiana, with 43 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 21,340
- Students enrolled
- 1,574.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,773.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,720
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 21,340 in 2024–25
- Ranks 346th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 10th of 189 in Louisiana. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,720 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 32% 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
Rapides Parish spent $13,720 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,248 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 | $13,720 | $315.4 million | 22,991 |
| FY2022 | $13,896 | $303.2 million | 21,822 |
| FY2021 | $12,819 | $285.8 million | 22,297 |
| FY2020 | $10,997 | $251.3 million | 22,855 |
| FY2019 | $10,781 | $249.5 million | 23,139 |
| FY2018 | $10,453 | $243.9 million | 23,329 |
| FY2017 | $9,999 | $235.2 million | 23,517 |
| FY2016 | $9,575 | $228.1 million | 23,820 |
| FY2015 | $9,703 | $229.7 million | 23,669 |
| FY2014 | $9,282 | $223.7 million | 24,099 |
| FY2013 | $9,156 | $220.3 million | 24,065 |
| FY2012 | $9,603 | $230.8 million | 24,028 |
| FY2011 | $8,987 | $215.6 million | 23,989 |
| FY2010 | $8,999 | $213.9 million | 23,770 |
| FY2009 | $8,979 | $211.8 million | 23,582 |
| FY2008 | $8,813 | $206.1 million | 23,384 |
| FY2007 | $8,095 | $192.4 million | 23,763 |
| FY2006 | $7,546 | $180.9 million | 23,976 |
| FY2005 | $7,248 | $165.6 million | 22,849 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $68.3 million | 19.5% |
| State | $140.9 million | 40.2% |
| Local | $141.1 million | 40.3% |
| Total | $350.3 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
43 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2201290
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