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Louisiana school systems.

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70school systems
1,179operating schools connected
628,335students in finance records
70complete 2019–2024 finance trends
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Louisiana school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 70 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$16,100Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+11.3%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+36.5%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-1.6%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems70 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024639,586607,687
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$16,027$14,377

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Webster Parish

Minden, LA

Students
5,359
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$16,109

+27.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.7% enrollment

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Natchitoches Parish

Natchitoches, LA

Students
5,205
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$18,362

+34.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.3% enrollment

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DeSoto Parish

Mansfield, LA

Students
5,135
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$19,190

+1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.0% enrollment

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Avoyelles Parish

Marksville, LA

Students
5,007
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$16,159

+35.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Central Community School District

Baton Rouge, LA

Students
4,875
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,525

-2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.4% enrollment

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Washington Parish

Franklinton, LA

Students
4,770
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$15,361

+21.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.6% enrollment

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West Baton Rouge Parish

Port Allen, LA

Students
4,378
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$19,499

+7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.1% enrollment

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Iberville Parish

Plaquemine, LA

Students
4,296
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$25,819

+34.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.4% enrollment

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Allen Parish

Oberlin, LA

Students
4,027
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$15,681

+14.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Sabine Parish

Many, LA

Students
3,947
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$16,683

+21.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment

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Plaquemines Parish

Belle Chasse, LA

Students
3,933
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$20,624

+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment

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St. James Parish

Lutcher, LA

Students
3,421
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$21,312

+5.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.2% enrollment

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Morehouse Parish

Bastrop, LA

Students
3,322
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,381

+13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.6% enrollment

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Concordia Parish

Vidalia, LA

Students
3,136
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$16,557

+10.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment

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Assumption Parish

Napoleonville, LA

Students
2,942
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$16,277

+19.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.3% enrollment

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Grant Parish

Colfax, LA

Students
2,893
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$13,951

+11.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Richland Parish

Rayville, LA

Students
2,845
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$13,851

-3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.2% enrollment

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Franklin Parish

Winnsboro, LA

Students
2,685
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,701

+23.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.6% enrollment

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Pointe Coupee Parish

New Roads, LA

Students
2,590
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$18,418

+27.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.5% enrollment

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LaSalle Parish

Jena, LA

Students
2,556
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$14,949

+5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.0% enrollment

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West Feliciana Parish

St. Francisville, LA

Students
2,216
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$19,589

+11.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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Orleans Parish

New Orleans, LA

Students
2,128
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$50,343

+67.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -54.2% enrollment

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Jackson Parish

Jonesboro, LA

Students
2,078
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,996

+24.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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Bienville Parish

Arcadia, LA

Students
1,948
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$24,010

+6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.7% enrollment

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Winn Parish

Winnfield, LA

Students
1,923
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$15,117

+3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.2% enrollment

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City of Bogalusa School District

Bogalusa, LA

Students
1,810
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$22,419

+25.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment

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Union Parish

Farmerville, LA

Students
1,800
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,757

+25.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.9% enrollment

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East Feliciana Parish

Clinton, LA

Students
1,743
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,772

+13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.5% enrollment

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Claiborne Parish

Homer, LA

Students
1,712
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,387

+11.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.5% enrollment

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West Carroll Parish

Oak Grove, LA

Students
1,699
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,759

+1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.6% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.