At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
22,224
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
33
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$13,381
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,795
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 22,539
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,447.8
- Student–teacher ratio
- 15.6:1
What current records say about Bossier Parish
Bossier Parish operates 33 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Benton, Louisiana. NCES reports 22,224 students and 1,439.35 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Louisiana agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 9 of 69 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $13,381 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,795 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 57 of 69 in Louisiana. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 14.3%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,439.35
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $320,040,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Bossier Parish
Benton, Louisiana
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 32.6948, -93.7396
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White50.4%
- Hispanic13.1%
- Black29.5%
- Asian1.7%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial4.8%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Bossier Parish
33 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 33 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airline High School | High08–12 | 1,855 | 18.9:1 | |
| Apollo Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 756 | 14.1:1 | |
| Bellaire Elementary School | ElementaryPK–03 | 406 | 12.7:1 | |
| Benton Elementary School | ElementaryKG–04 | 595 | 14.1:1 | |
| Benton High School | High08–12 | 1,515 | 18.6:1 | |
| Benton Intermediate School | Middle05–06 | 754 | 15.3:1 | |
| Benton Middle School | Middle06–08 | 817 | 16.5:1 | |
| Bossier Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 239 | 12.1:1 | |
| Bossier High School | High08–12 | 654 | 16.6:1 | |
| Central Park Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 431 | 13.2:1 | |
| Cope Middle School | Middle06–08 | 752 | 15.9:1 | |
| Curtis Elementary School | Elementary04–05 | 441 | 16.7:1 | |
| Elm Grove Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 332 | 12.3:1 | |
| Elm Grove Middle School | Middle06–08 | 916 | 15.7:1 | |
| Greenacres Middle School | Middle06–08 | 543 | 13.7:1 | |
| Haughton Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 618 | 13.5:1 | |
| Haughton High School | High08–12 | 1,360 | 19.3:1 | |
| Haughton Middle School | Middle06–08 | 993 | 16.6:1 | |
| Kingston Elementary School | ElementaryKG–04 | 768 | 15.2:1 | |
| Legacy Elementary School | ElementaryKG–04 | 560 | 15.3:1 | |
| Meadowview Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 440 | 12.2:1 | |
| Parkway High School | High08–12 | 1,279 | 19:1 | |
| Plain Dealing High School | OtherPK–12 | 270 | 10:1 | |
| Plantation Park Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 518 | 13.2:1 |