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Tensas Parish School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 341 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Tensas Parish School District is a school district in Louisiana (Tensas Parish). During the 2024 school year, 341 students attended one of the district's two 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 Tensas 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
Jennifer BurnsideDistrict 1
George MatthewsDistrict 3
Annice MillerDistrict 4
Knola RansomeDistrict 2
Joseph TarverDistrict 6
Esaw TurnerDistrict 5
John TurnerDistrict 7

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Tensas Parish School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 21C. Travis JohnsonDemocratic Party 100% 31%

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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: $3,719,000 $11,202 39%
Local: $3,574,000 $10,765 38%
State: $2,151,000 $6,479 23%
Total: $9,444,000 $28,446
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,825,000 $26,581
Total Current Expenditures: $8,207,000 $24,719
Instructional Expenditures: $3,372,000 $10,156 38%
Student and Staff Support: $1,266,000 $3,813 14%
Administration: $1,458,000 $4,391 17%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,111,000 $6,358 24%
Total Capital Outlay: $212,000 $638
Construction: $77,000 $231
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,000 $6
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

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 10-14 PS 10-14 PS PS <50
2018-2019 36 PS 35-39 PS PS 40-59
2017-2018 39 35-39 PS <50 40-59
2016-2017 43 40-44 PS PS 50-59
2015-2016 47 45-49 PS PS 50-59
2014-2015 45 45 PS >=50 40-59
2013-2014 56 56 PS PS 40-59
2012-2013 47 PS 48 PS PS 30-39
2011-2012 53 53 PS PS 40-49
2010-2011 54 54 PS PS 50-59

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 15-19 PS 15-19 PS PS <50
2018-2019 50 PS 45-49 PS <50 60-79
2017-2018 51 45-49 PS <50 60-69
2016-2017 52 50-54 PS PS 60-69
2015-2016 53 50-54 PS PS 50-59
2014-2015 56 55 PS >=50 40-59
2013-2014 58 58 PS PS 40-59
2012-2013 50 PS 51 PS PS 30-39
2011-2012 58 59 PS PS 40-49
2010-2011 53 55 PS PS 30-39

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 80-89 >=90 <50
2018-2019 >=90 >=90
2017-2018 80-89 80-89 PS PS
2016-2017 80-89 80-89 >=50
2015-2016 80-89 80-89 PS
2014-2015 70-79 >=80 PS
2013-2014 70-79 70-79 PS PS
2012-2013 80-89 80-89 PS PS
2011-2012 70-79 70-79 PS
2010-2011 50-59 40-59 PS PS

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 341 -1.8
2022-2023 347 4.3
2021-2022 332 -4.2
2020-2021 346 -13.0
2019-2020 391 -14.8
2018-2019 449 -16.5
2017-2018 523 -13.2
2016-2017 592 -2.0
2015-2016 604 -6.5
2014-2015 643 -2.6
2013-2014 660 -3.0
2012-2013 680 -4.0
2011-2012 707 4.4
2010-2011 676 -5.5
2009-2010 713 -4.5
2008-2009 745 -1.6
2007-2008 757 -7.3
2006-2007 812 -7.4
2005-2006 872 -2.5
2004-2005 894 1.1
2003-2004 884 -4.1
2002-2003 920 -12.1
2001-2002 1,031 -6.9
2000-2001 1,102 -11.1
1999-2000 1,224 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Tensas Parish School District (%) Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.6
Black 83.9 41.4
Hispanic 1.8 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.6 3.7
White 11.7 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, Tensas Parish School District had 27.47 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.41.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 7.99
Secondary: 12.48
Total: 27.47

Tensas Parish School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 2.00 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: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 13.57
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.91
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.36
Other Support Services: 14.23

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 Tensas Parish School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Tensas Elementary School184PK-5
Tensas High School1576-12


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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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