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Catahoula Parish School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 983 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Catahoula Parish School District is a school district in Louisiana (Catahoula Parish). During the 2024 school year, 983 students attended one of the district's five 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 Catahoula Parish School District consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
John AllbrittonDistrict 3
Peggy BeardDistrict 8
J.M. BlaneyDistrict 2
Cynthia BrownDistrict 5
Toshiro FisherDistrict 7
Tillman JollyDistrict 6
Candy NolanDistrict 1
Tonya PardueDistrict 9
Dewey StockmanDistrict 4

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Overlapping state house districts

Catahoula Parish School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 20Neil RiserRepublican Party 87% 30%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 21C. Travis JohnsonDemocratic Party 13% 5%

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: $6,037,000 $5,695 30%
Local: $5,619,000 $5,301 28%
State: $8,562,000 $8,077 42%
Total: $20,218,000 $19,074
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $19,200,000 $18,113
Total Current Expenditures: $18,095,000 $17,070
Instructional Expenditures: $9,774,000 $9,220 51%
Student and Staff Support: $2,072,000 $1,954 11%
Administration: $1,480,000 $1,396 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,769,000 $4,499 25%
Total Capital Outlay: $544,000 $513
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $6,000 $5
Interest on Debt: $14,000 $13

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 17 10-14 <50 PS <=20 21
2018-2019 61 PS 45-49 <50 >=50 72
2017-2018 63 PS 45-49 >=50 PS >=50 72
2016-2017 65 PS 50-54 40-59 PS 72
2015-2016 64 PS 50-54 >=50 PS 72
2014-2015 60 PS 44 >=50 PS 70
2013-2014 65 PS 54 <50 PS 74
2012-2013 64 >=50 52 <50 PS 74
2011-2012 71 PS 60 >=50 PS 79
2010-2011 72 PS 61 >=50 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 34 15-19 <50 PS 21-39 45
2018-2019 74 PS 60-64 >=50 >=50 83
2017-2018 73 PS 55-59 >=80 PS >=50 81
2016-2017 71 PS 60-64 >=50 PS 78
2015-2016 73 PS 60-64 >=50 PS 80
2014-2015 67 PS 56 >=50 PS 76
2013-2014 69 PS 54 >=50 PS 80
2012-2013 71 PS 63 <50 PS 79
2011-2012 72 PS 65 >=50 PS 79
2010-2011 71 PS 62 >=50 PS 78

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 85-89 PS 80-89 PS >=90
2018-2019 85-89 80-89 >=90
2017-2018 75-79 70-79 70-79
2016-2017 85-89 PS >=90 PS 80-89
2015-2016 85-89 PS 80-89 PS 85-89
2014-2015 70-74 >=80 PS PS 60-69
2013-2014 55-59 60-69 50-59
2012-2013 65-69 60-69 PS 65-69
2011-2012 65-69 70-79 PS 60-64
2010-2011 55-59 50-59 60-64

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 983 -6.8
2022-2023 1,050 -1.0
2021-2022 1,060 -2.6
2020-2021 1,088 -5.1
2019-2020 1,143 -4.9
2018-2019 1,199 -5.8
2017-2018 1,269 -4.8
2016-2017 1,330 -8.0
2015-2016 1,437 -1.7
2014-2015 1,461 -0.3
2013-2014 1,465 -3.3
2012-2013 1,514 -2.7
2011-2012 1,555 0.0
2010-2011 1,555 -4.2
2009-2010 1,621 -3.3
2008-2009 1,674 -2.0
2007-2008 1,707 -4.5
2006-2007 1,783 -1.8
2005-2006 1,815 3.4
2004-2005 1,754 -2.6
2003-2004 1,800 -0.6
2002-2003 1,811 -1.7
2001-2002 1,841 -3.7
2000-2001 1,910 -4.1
1999-2000 1,989 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Catahoula Parish School District (%) Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 1.6
Black 33.4 41.4
Hispanic 0.8 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.5 3.7
White 62.1 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, Catahoula Parish School District had 52.25 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.81.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 25.04
Secondary: 17.38
Total: 52.25

Catahoula Parish School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 2.86 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: 2.86
School Administrative Support: 8.98
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 27.32
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.50
Other Support Services: 46.41

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 Catahoula Parish School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Block High School1986-12
Central High School51KG-12
Harrisonburg High School319PK-12
Jonesville Elementary School247PK-5
Sicily Island High School168PK-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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