Regular local school district · Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish, LA: schools, enrollment and spending
Ouachita Parish runs 36 public schools with 17,435 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.8 students per teacher is 0.9 higher than the Louisiana figure of 13.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 36
- Students
- 17,435
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,178
- Students per teacher
- 14.8
- LA: 13.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1600 N. 7th Street, West Monroe, LA 71291
- Phone
- (318)432-5000
- County
- Ouachita Parish
- Locale
- Suburb: Midsize
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2201200
- State district ID
- LA-037
- Total staff (FTE)
- 2,551
- School counselors (FTE)
- 49.0About 356 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 88.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.8
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 (18,355), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $259.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $28.5 million
- State revenue
- $123.6 million
- Local revenue
- $107.7 million
- Total spending
- $232.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,668
- Salaries
- $119.2 million51.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $135.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 11.0%
- State: 47.6%
- Local: 41.5%
Louisiana overall
- Federal: 14.9%
- State: 37.3%
- Local: 47.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,668
Louisiana$14,898
United States$16,826
Schools in Ouachita Parish
By level: 5 high, 9 middle, 22 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Boley Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 279 | 13.9 |
| Calhoun Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 2 | 420 | 18.3 |
| Calhoun Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 423 | 12.8 |
| Central Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 430 | 20.5 |
| Claiborne School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 643 | 16.1 |
| Crosley Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to K | 193 | 17.5 |
| Drew Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 537 | 16.8 |
| East Ouachita Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 498 | 14.6 |
| George Welch Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 429 | 17.9 |
| Good Hope Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 601 | 16.2 |
| Highland Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 263 | 15.5 |
| Jack Hayes Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 501 | 15.7 |
| Kiroli Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 450 | 16.1 |
| Lakeshore SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 532 | 16.1 |
| Lenwil Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 277 | 13.2 |
| Ouachita Junior High SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 312 | 10.4 |
| Ouachita Parish High SchoolCEP school | High | 8 to 12 | 1,112 | 15.4 |
| Pinecrest Elementary/Middle SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 167 | 11.9 |
| Richwood High SchoolCEP school | High | 8 to 12 | 400 | 9.5 |
| Richwood Junior High SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 347 | 11.2 |
| Riser Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 313 | 13.0 |
| Riser Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 410 | 13.2 |
| Riverbend Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | 1 to 5 | 301 | 15.1 |
| Robinson Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 374 | 16.3 |
| Shady Grove Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 195 | 11.5 |
| Sterlington Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 800 | 20.5 |
| Sterlington High School | High | 9 to 12 | 513 | 14.2 |
| Sterlington Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 418 | 14.9 |
| Swartz Lower Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 2 | 325 | 13.0 |
| Swartz Upper Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 350 | 18.4 |
| Swayze Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 175 | 10.3 |
| West Monroe High SchoolCEP school | High | 8 to 12 | 2,041 | 16.3 |
| West Ouachita High SchoolCEP school | High | 8 to 12 | 968 | 15.1 |
| West Ridge Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 681 | 15.5 |
| Woodlawn Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 508 | 15.4 |
| Woodlawn Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 249 | 13.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Ouachita Parish
- City of Monroe School District 8,033 students
- New Vision Learning Academy 227 students
- Academy of Collaboration Education 92 students
More in Louisiana
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.