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West Feliciana Parish School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,216 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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West Feliciana Parish School District is a school district in Louisiana (West Feliciana Parish). During the 2024 school year, 2,216 students attended one of the district's four 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 West Feliciana 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
Milton CoatsDistrict 5
Amanda McKinneyDistrict 1
Angie NorwoodDistrict 4
Kelly O'BrienDistrict 6
Scotty OwensDistrict 2
Helen WhitfieldDistrict 3
Sara Wilson-RogersDistrict 7

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West Feliciana Parish School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 18Jeremy LaCombeRepublican Party 100% 32%

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: $5,015,000 $2,319 11%
Local: $29,967,000 $13,854 68%
State: $9,339,000 $4,318 21%
Total: $44,321,000 $20,491
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $68,974,000 $31,888
Total Current Expenditures: $39,304,000 $18,171
Instructional Expenditures: $21,377,000 $9,883 31%
Student and Staff Support: $3,984,000 $1,841 6%
Administration: $5,463,000 $2,525 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,480,000 $3,920 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $27,277,000 $12,610
Construction: $26,279,000 $12,149
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $21,000 $9
Interest on Debt: $2,072,000 $957

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 47 >=50 25 60-79 PS 21-39 60
2018-2019 77 >=50 62 >=80 PS 60-79 86
2017-2018 78 >=50 63 >=80 PS 60-79 86
2016-2017 75 >=50 60 60-79 >=50 84
2015-2016 79 PS 67 >=80 >=50 87
2014-2015 75 >=50 61 >=80 PS 84
2013-2014 81 >=50 71 60-79 PS PS 87
2012-2013 82 >=50 74 60-79 PS PS 87
2011-2012 87 >=50 80 >=50 PS PS 91
2010-2011 80 PS 69 >=80 PS 87

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 54 >=50 33 60-79 PS 60-79 66
2018-2019 82 >=50 70 >=80 PS 60-79 88
2017-2018 80 >=50 67 >=80 PS 60-79 87
2016-2017 81 >=50 69 60-79 >=50 88
2015-2016 81 PS 71 60-79 >=50 87
2014-2015 84 >=50 72 >=80 PS PS 91
2013-2014 82 >=50 75 60-79 PS 86
2012-2013 86 >=50 80 >=80 PS PS 89
2011-2012 87 >=50 81 >=50 PS PS 90
2010-2011 83 PS 76 >=80 PS 88

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 90-94 PS >=90 PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 >=95 PS >=95 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 85-89 PS 90-94
2015-2016 80-84 PS 70-79 PS 80-84
2014-2015 85-89 PS 80-89 PS 85-89
2013-2014 90-94 PS >=90 PS 90-94
2012-2013 80-84 80-84 PS 80-84
2011-2012 70-74 60-69 PS 75-79
2010-2011 75-79 70-74 80-84

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 2,216 -1.3
2022-2023 2,245 3.7
2021-2022 2,163 1.4
2020-2021 2,132 -4.0
2019-2020 2,217 -2.3
2018-2019 2,267 2.9
2017-2018 2,202 1.4
2016-2017 2,171 2.5
2015-2016 2,117 -0.1
2014-2015 2,120 -1.5
2013-2014 2,151 0.7
2012-2013 2,137 -1.2
2011-2012 2,163 -3.7
2010-2011 2,243 -1.0
2009-2010 2,265 -1.9
2008-2009 2,309 -4.0
2007-2008 2,401 -1.9
2006-2007 2,447 -2.5
2005-2006 2,508 2.4
2004-2005 2,448 0.6
2003-2004 2,434 1.0
2002-2003 2,409 0.4
2001-2002 2,400 0.7
2000-2001 2,384 -1.6
1999-2000 2,422 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE West Feliciana Parish School District (%) Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 1.6
Black 32.6 41.4
Hispanic 2.0 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.5 3.7
White 62.5 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, West Feliciana Parish School District had 123.81 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.9.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 18.08
Kindergarten: 5.25
Elementary: 45.34
Secondary: 45.41
Total: 123.81

West Feliciana Parish School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 9.40 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: 9.72
School Administrators: 9.40
School Administrative Support: 7.31
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 46.32
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 113.79
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.08
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 22.31
Other Support Services: 86.33

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 West Feliciana Parish School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bains Elementary School8251-5
Bains Lower Elementary School285PK-KG
West Feliciana High School6159-12
West Feliciana Middle School4916-8

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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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