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Regular local school district · Jackson Parish

Jackson Parish, LA: schools, enrollment and spending

Jackson Parish runs 5 public schools with 1,927 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.3 students per teacher is 1.6 lower than the Louisiana figure of 13.9.

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
1,927
Teachers (FTE)
157
Students per teacher
12.3
LA: 13.9 · US: 15.3
Address
315 Pershing Highway, Jonesboro, LA 71251
County
Jackson Parish
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2200780
State district ID
LA-025
Total staff (FTE)
289
School counselors (FTE)
6.0About 321 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
11.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.3
Louisiana13.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,137), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$31.4 million
Federal revenue
$5.4 million
State revenue
$13.3 million
Local revenue
$12.8 million
Total spending
$29.9 million
Spending per pupil
$13,994
Salaries
$14.8 million49.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$8.5 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 17.1%
  • State: 42.2%
  • Local: 40.7%

Louisiana overall

  • Federal: 14.9%
  • State: 37.3%
  • Local: 47.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,994
Louisiana$14,898
United States$16,826

Schools in Jackson Parish

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 529112.1
Jonesboro-Hodge High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121988.6
Jonesboro-Hodge Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81459.1
Quitman High SchoolCEP schoolOtherPK to 1269514.5
Weston High SchoolCEP schoolOtherPK to 1259813.9

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.