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Bossier Parish Schools
District details
School board members: 12
Students: 23,918 (2022-2023)
Schools: 34 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Bossier Parish Schools is a school district in Louisiana (Bossier Parish). During the 2023 school year, 23,918 students attended one of the district's 34 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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• 2014

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Bossier Parish School Board District 1

General election

General election for Bossier Parish School Board District 1

Incumbent Billie Jo Brotherton won election in the general election for Bossier Parish School Board District 1 on August 22, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Billie Jo Brotherton (R)

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Bossier Parish School Board District 10

General election

General election for Bossier Parish School Board District 10

Incumbent Sandra Darby won election in the general election for Bossier Parish School Board District 10 on August 22, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Sandra Darby (Independent)

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Bossier Parish School Board District 11

General election

General election for Bossier Parish School Board District 11

Incumbent Shane Cheatham won election in the general election for Bossier Parish School Board District 11 on August 22, 2014.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Shane Cheatham (R)

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Bossier Parish School Board District 12

General election

General election for Bossier Parish School Board District 12

Incumbent Dennis Bamburg Jr. won election in the general election for Bossier Parish School Board District 12 on August 22, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Dennis Bamburg Jr. (R)

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Bossier Parish School Board District 2

General election

General election for Bossier Parish School Board District 2

Incumbent Brad L. Bockhaus won election in the general election for Bossier Parish School Board District 2 on August 22, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Brad L. Bockhaus (R)

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Bossier Parish School Board District 3

General election

General election for Bossier Parish School Board District 3

Incumbent Frank Kelly won election in the general election for Bossier Parish School Board District 3 on November 4, 2014.

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✔		Frank Kelly (R)

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Bossier Parish School Board District 4

General election

General election for Bossier Parish School Board District 4

Incumbent William Lott won election in the general election for Bossier Parish School Board District 4 on November 4, 2014.

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✔		William Lott (R)

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Bossier Parish School Board District 5

General election

General election for Bossier Parish School Board District 5

Incumbent Michael S. Mosura II won election in the general election for Bossier Parish School Board District 5 on August 22, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Michael S. Mosura II (R)

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Bossier Parish School Board District 6

General election

General election for Bossier Parish School Board District 6

Incumbent Glen Bullard won election in the general election for Bossier Parish School Board District 6 on August 22, 2014.

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✔		Glen Bullard (R)

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Bossier Parish School Board District 7

General election

General election for Bossier Parish School Board District 7

Incumbent J.W. Slack won election in the general election for Bossier Parish School Board District 7 on August 22, 2014.

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✔		J.W. Slack (R)

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Bossier Parish School Board District 8

General election

General election for Bossier Parish School Board District 8

Incumbent Kenneth M. Wiggins won election in the general election for Bossier Parish School Board District 8 on August 22, 2014.

		Candidate
✔		Kenneth M. Wiggins (D)

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Bossier Parish School Board District 9

General election

General election for Bossier Parish School Board District 9

Incumbent Eric Newman won election in the general election for Bossier Parish School Board District 9 on November 4, 2014.

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✔		Eric Newman (R)

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About the district

School board

Bossier Parish Schools consists of 12 members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Robert Bertrand	District 11
Kent Bockhaus	District 2
Craton Cochran	District 7
Samm Darby	District 10
Erick Falting	District 12
Logan McConathy	District 5
Sherri Pool	District 4
Tammy Armer Smith	District 3
Kenneth M. Wiggins	District 8
Billie Jo Brotherton	District 1	2014
Eric Newman	District 9	2014
Glen Bullard	District 6	2010

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Overlapping state house districts

Bossier Parish Schools

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 10	Wayne McMahen	Republican Party	50%	41%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 9	Dodie Horton	Republican Party	23%	100%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 5	Dennis Bamburg Jr.	Republican Party	17%	23%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 8	Raymond Crews	Republican Party	9%	100%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 2	Steven Jackson	Democratic Party	1%	29%

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.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$31,098,000	$1,386	10%
Local:	$139,524,000	$6,220	45%
State:	$138,438,000	$6,172	45%
Total:	$309,060,000	$13,778

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$294,042,000	$13,108
Total Current Expenditures:	$272,813,000	$12,162
Instructional Expenditures:	$160,077,000	$7,136	54%
Student and Staff Support:	$35,320,000	$1,574	12%
Administration:	$25,706,000	$1,146	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$51,703,000	$2,304	18%
Total Capital Outlay:	$14,321,000	$638
Construction:	$8,780,000	$391
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$87,000	$3
Interest on Debt:	$6,236,000	$278

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	40	55-59	18	28	40-49	36	53
2018-2019	72	85-89	53	63	70-79	71	83
2017-2018	71	80-84	52	63	60-69	71	82
2016-2017	71	85-89	52	60	70-79	75	81
2015-2016	70	85-89	51	60	70-79	72	80
2014-2015	67	80-84	49	56	70-79	>=50	76
2013-2014	74	85-89	57	66	70-79	79	82
2012-2013	73	80-84	55	63	70-79	79	81
2011-2012	75	85-89	56	64	75-79	78	84
2010-2011	70	85-89	50	57	70-79	76	79

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	47	60-64	27	33	50-59	42	59
2018-2019	75	85-89	59	66	80-89	77	84
2017-2018	74	80-84	59	65	70-79	77	83
2016-2017	74	85-89	58	64	70-79	77	83
2015-2016	75	85-89	57	66	80-89	81	83
2014-2015	75	80-84	59	64	80-89	PS	84
2013-2014	75	80-84	58	63	70-79	83	84
2012-2013	80	80-84	66	68	80-89	83	87
2011-2012	77	80-84	62	62	80-89	78	84
2010-2011	71	80-84	56	55	80-89	75	79

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	92	>=80	89	90-94	PS	>=90	92
2018-2019	88	>=50	84	85-89	PS	80-89	90
2017-2018	86	>=50	85	80-84	PS	80-89	86
2016-2017	83	80-89	75	85-89	>=50	>=90	86
2015-2016	83	>=80	78	85-89	>=50	>=80	85
2014-2015	85	>=80	79	85-89	>=50	PS	87
2013-2014	80	>=80	74	85-89	PS	80-89	81
2012-2013	79	>=80	75	75-79	PS	80-89	79
2011-2012	74	60-79	68	70-74	PS	>=90	76
2010-2011	77	>=50	71	80-84	PS	>=90	79

Students

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	23,918	6.3
2021-2022	22,419	-0.1
2020-2021	22,431	-0.9
2019-2020	22,633	0.2
2018-2019	22,589	0.3
2017-2018	22,529	1.2
2016-2017	22,251	1.0
2015-2016	22,036	0.2
2014-2015	21,995	0.7
2013-2014	21,844	1.8
2012-2013	21,459	2.0
2011-2012	21,037	1.8
2010-2011	20,656	2.3
2009-2010	20,186	2.4
2008-2009	19,707	0.9
2007-2008	19,526	0.7
2006-2007	19,393	1.0
2005-2006	19,202	1.7
2004-2005	18,868	0.5
2003-2004	18,771	0.5
2002-2003	18,686	0.5
2001-2002	18,595	-1.1
2000-2001	18,797	0.0
1999-2000	18,800	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Bossier Parish Schools (%)	Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3	0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	1.7	1.6
Black	29.3	41.6
Hispanic	11.9	10.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.3	0.1
Two or More Races	4.5	3.6
White	52.1	42.0

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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Bossier Parish Schools had 1,309.34 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.27.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	6.00
Kindergarten:	92.65
Elementary:	830.12
Secondary:	380.57
Total:	1,309.34

Bossier Parish Schools employed 0.00 district administrators and 81.84 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	0.00
District Administrative Support:	0.25
School Administrators:	81.84
School Administrative Support:	76.58

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	308.64
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	35.48
Total Guidance Counselors:	60.33
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	37.00
Library/Media Support:	28.12
Student Support Services:	70.10
Other Support Services:	587.25

Schools

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

Bossier Parish Schools operates 34 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Airline High School	2,021	8-12
Apollo Elementary School	792	KG-5
Bellaire Elementary School	384	KG-3
Benton Elementary School	646	KG-4
Benton High School	1,538	8-12
Benton Intermediate School	885	5-6
Benton Middle School	850	6-8
Bossier Elementary School	222	PK-5
Bossier High School	719	8-12
Central Park Elementary School	461	PK-5
Cope Middle School	836	6-8
Curtis Elementary School	494	4-5
Elm Grove Elementary School	356	PK-5
Elm Grove Middle School	952	6-8
Greenacres Middle School	611	6-8
Haughton Elementary School	658	PK-5
Haughton High School	1,381	8-12
Haughton Middle School	1,075	6-8
Johnny Gray Jones Youth Shelter & Detention Center	14	KG-12
Kingston Elementary School	820	KG-4
Legacy Elementary School	602	KG-4
Meadowview Elementary School	431	PK-5
Parkway High School	1,360	8-12
Plain Dealing High School	301	PK-12
Plantation Park Elementary School	598	PK-5
Platt Elementary School	556	2-3
Princeton Elementary School	464	4-5
Rusheon Middle School	600	6-8
R. V. Kerr Elementary School	415	PK-5
Stockwell Place Elementary School	594	KG-5
Sun City Elementary School	567	KG-3
T.L. Rodes Elementary School	612	PK-1
Waller Elementary School	464	PK-5
W.T. Lewis Elementary School	639	KG-5

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