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Bienville Parish School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,948 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Bienville Parish School District is a school district in Louisiana (Bienville Parish). During the 2024 school year, 1,948 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Bienville Parish School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Derrika BaileyDistrict 3
Sharolyn BostonDistrict 1
Donald CallowayDistrict 7
Martha GriggDistrict 5
Colton GuinDistrict 6
Darren IversonDistrict 4
Oswald TownsendDistrict 2

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Overlapping state house districts

Bienville Parish School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 13Jack McFarlandRepublican Party 84% 26%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 11Rashid YoungDemocratic Party 16% 13%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $7,175,000 $3,674 16%
Local: $30,154,000 $15,440 66%
State: $8,243,000 $4,221 18%
Total: $45,572,000 $23,334
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $46,153,000 $23,631
Total Current Expenditures: $40,118,000 $20,541
Instructional Expenditures: $22,976,000 $11,764 50%
Student and Staff Support: $2,774,000 $1,420 6%
Administration: $4,809,000 $2,462 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,555,000 $4,892 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,934,000 $2,526
Construction: $4,002,000 $2,049
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $32,000 $16
Interest on Debt: $902,000 $461

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 27 <50 16 <50 30-39 37
2018-2019 62 PS 48 60-79 40-59 76
2017-2018 62 PS 48 >=50 PS 40-59 77
2016-2017 62 PS 48 40-59 PS 40-59 77
2015-2016 63 PS 48 >=50 PS 21-39 79
2014-2015 57 PS 47 40-59 PS <50 70
2013-2014 69 58 >=50 >=50 81
2012-2013 62 PS 52 >=50 <50 74
2011-2012 63 PS 51 40-59 PS PS 79
2010-2011 64 50 60-79 PS PS 80

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 37 PS 26 <50 30-39 48
2018-2019 66 PS 54 60-79 60-79 78
2017-2018 69 <50 57 >=50 PS 40-59 83
2016-2017 69 PS 55 >=80 PS 60-79 82
2015-2016 71 PS 60 >=50 PS 60-79 83
2014-2015 69 PS 59 <50 PS >=50 82
2013-2014 69 59 >=50 >=50 80
2012-2013 70 PS 61 <50 PS 81
2011-2012 64 PS 55 21-39 PS PS 77
2010-2011 65 53 40-59 PS PS 80

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 90-94 PS 85-89 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 90-94 PS >=95
2016-2017 90-94 PS 90-94 PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 90-94 90-94 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 90-94 90-94 85-89
2013-2014 80-84 85-89 PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 75-79 75-79 PS PS 75-79
2011-2012 75-79 75-79 70-79
2010-2011 75-79 PS 75-79 80-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,948 -1.2
2022-2023 1,971 0.9
2021-2022 1,953 -1.4
2020-2021 1,980 -9.6
2019-2020 2,171 0.6
2018-2019 2,157 -4.3
2017-2018 2,250 -0.5
2016-2017 2,262 0.3
2015-2016 2,255 0.5
2014-2015 2,243 -0.3
2013-2014 2,249 -3.9
2012-2013 2,336 0.8
2011-2012 2,318 0.5
2010-2011 2,307 0.9
2009-2010 2,286 3.5
2008-2009 2,207 -4.6
2007-2008 2,308 -2.6
2006-2007 2,368 -2.5
2005-2006 2,427 0.2
2004-2005 2,422 -3.1
2003-2004 2,498 -1.2
2002-2003 2,528 -1.7
2001-2002 2,572 -0.5
2000-2001 2,585 -6.3
1999-2000 2,749 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bienville Parish School District (%) Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 1.6
Black 50.1 41.4
Hispanic 2.0 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.9 3.7
White 44.5 41.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Bienville Parish School District had 203.65 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.57.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 9.01
Kindergarten: 10.95
Elementary: 74.70
Secondary: 85.38
Total: 203.65

Bienville Parish School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 10.81 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 10.81
School Administrative Support: 9.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 42.93
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.99
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 17.98
Other Support Services: 83.10

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Bienville Parish School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Arcadia High School2636-12
Bienville Educational Center0
Bienville High School6PK-12
Castor High School445PK-12
Crawford Elementary School269PK-5
Gibsland-Coleman High School157PK-12
Ringgold Elementary School228PK-5
Ringgold High School2496-12
Saline High School331PK-12

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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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