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Morehouse Parish School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 3,322 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Morehouse Parish School District is a school district in Louisiana (Morehouse Parish). During the 2024 school year, 3,322 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 Morehouse 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
Karen DielDistrict 1
Rick HixonDistrict 4
Robert JohnsonDistrict 3
Louis MeltonDistrict 2
Veronica TappinDistrict 6
Adrin WilliamsDistrict 7
Debbie WilsonDistrict 5

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Overlapping state house districts

Morehouse Parish School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 19Francis ThompsonRepublican Party 86% 32%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 16Adrian FisherDemocratic Party 14% 71%

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: $16,332,000 $4,999 28%
Local: $18,396,000 $5,631 31%
State: $24,327,000 $7,446 41%
Total: $59,055,000 $18,076
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $55,225,000 $16,903
Total Current Expenditures: $48,518,000 $14,850
Instructional Expenditures: $26,647,000 $8,156 48%
Student and Staff Support: $5,878,000 $1,799 11%
Administration: $6,320,000 $1,934 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,537,000 $2,919 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,541,000 $1,083
Construction: $1,204,000 $368
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $0
Interest on Debt: $328,000 $100

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 10 <50 4 <=20 PS <=20 22
2018-2019 39 >=50 26 >=50 PS 21-39 63
2017-2018 42 >=50 31 40-59 PS 40-59 63
2016-2017 42 >=50 32 >=50 PS 40-59 63
2015-2016 42 >=50 32 40-59 PS 40-59 62
2014-2015 40 >=50 30 40-59 PS 60-79 61
2013-2014 52 >=50 44 40-59 60-79 69
2012-2013 57 >=50 50 40-59 PS 60-79 73
2011-2012 64 >=50 57 40-59 PS 60-79 80
2010-2011 59 >=50 50 60-79 PS 60-79 77

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 19 <50 11 <=20 PS <=20 34
2018-2019 48 >=50 34 60-79 PS 40-59 73
2017-2018 51 >=50 40 40-59 PS 60-79 73
2016-2017 48 >=50 37 60-79 PS 40-59 71
2015-2016 52 >=50 43 40-59 PS 60-79 72
2014-2015 50 >=50 40 >=50 PS 60-79 72
2013-2014 53 >=50 44 40-59 PS 60-79 73
2012-2013 62 >=50 56 40-59 >=80 75
2011-2012 62 >=50 56 40-59 PS >=80 74
2010-2011 60 >=50 52 60-79 PS >=80 74

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 4 PS <=5 PS PS <=5
2018-2019 64 60-64 PS PS 70-74
2017-2018 72 PS 70-74 PS PS 75-79
2016-2017 69 PS 65-69 PS 70-74
2015-2016 68 PS 70-74 PS PS PS 55-59
2014-2015 73 PS 75-79 PS PS 65-69
2013-2014 67 65-69 65-69
2012-2013 64 PS 60-64 PS >=50 70-74
2011-2012 65 PS 60-64 PS 65-69
2010-2011 61 60-64 PS 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 3,322 -1.8
2022-2023 3,381 3.4
2021-2022 3,267 -1.8
2020-2021 3,327 -7.2
2019-2020 3,566 -5.4
2018-2019 3,758 -2.6
2017-2018 3,855 -5.8
2016-2017 4,079 -3.3
2015-2016 4,212 -4.1
2014-2015 4,386 -2.5
2013-2014 4,495 3.1
2012-2013 4,356 -1.0
2011-2012 4,399 -2.6
2010-2011 4,512 -4.0
2009-2010 4,692 -1.2
2008-2009 4,746 -1.5
2007-2008 4,816 -3.3
2006-2007 4,977 -1.6
2005-2006 5,056 -1.0
2004-2005 5,109 -0.9
2003-2004 5,153 -1.1
2002-2003 5,209 -0.9
2001-2002 5,255 -2.3
2000-2001 5,378 -2.1
1999-2000 5,491 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Morehouse Parish School District (%) Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 1.6
Black 64.4 41.4
Hispanic 1.3 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.0 3.7
White 31.7 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, Morehouse Parish School District had 238.19 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.95.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.00
Kindergarten: 13.04
Elementary: 111.86
Secondary: 78.81
Total: 238.19

Morehouse Parish School District employed 1.07 district administrators and 14.45 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.07
District Administrative Support: 5.02
School Administrators: 14.45
School Administrative Support: 11.34
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 60.26
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 7.31
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.56
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.97
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 10.61
Other Support Services: 71.39

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 Morehouse Parish School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bastrop High School8797-12
Beekman Charter School1,076PK-12
Delta Elementary School524PK-6
Morehouse Elementary School589PK-6
Morehouse Magnet School254PK-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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