Caddo Parish Public Schools, Louisiana

Caddo Parish Public Schools
Shreveport, Louisiana
District details
Superintendent: T. Lamar Goree
# of school board members: 12
Website: Link

Caddo Parish Public Schools is a school district in Louisiana.

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• Superintendent
• School board
• Elections
• Budget
• Teacher salaries
• Academic performance
• Student enrollment
• Demographics
• Contact information

Superintendent

This information is updated as we become aware of changes. Please contact us with any updates.

Theodis Lamar Goree is the superintendent of Caddo Parish Public Schools. Goree was appointed superintendent in December 2013. Goree's previous career experience includes working as the area superintendent of the Mansfield Independent School District in Texas and as a mathematics teacher.

School board elections

Caddo Parish Public Schools consists of 12 members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected by district in partisan elections.

Office	Name	Date assumed office

This officeholder information was last updated on April 16, 2021. Please contact us with any updates.

Election dates

See also: Caddo Parish Public Schools elections 2014, 2018, 2020, and 2021

All 12 seats on the Caddo Parish Parish School Board are up for election in November every four years.

Twelve seats were up for election on November 6, 2018. The District 3 and District 8 seats were up for special election on November 3, 2020. The District 7 seat was up for special election on October 9, 2021.

Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% 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.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Public participation in board meetings

The Caddo Parish School Board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings on their website:

“	How to Address The School Board IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BOARD, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS: Write your name, address and phone number on the form provided on the table before the meeting begins. When your name is called, step to the microphone and make your remarks to the entire board. Limit your comments to no more than five minutes. If several visitors ask to speak on the same issue, the board may ask groups to consolidate their comments and/or to limit comments to three minutes. It is the board's policy not to respond individually to members of the audience. When appropriate, the board may refer concerns to the staff to be addressed. It is the board's policy to resolve concerns closest to their origins. Parents are encouraged to talk first with teachers, then principals, then central office administrators to address their concerns.	”
—Caddo Parish Public Schools (2014)

Budget

From 1993 to 2013, the Caddo Parish school district had an average of $357,018,000 in revenue and $357,437,048 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $73,087,857 in outstanding debt. The district retired $4,561,905 of its debt and issued $8,892,714 in new debt each year on average.

Revenue

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source
Fiscal Year	Local		State		Federal		Revenue Total
	Total	% of Revenue	Total	% of Revenue	Total	% of Revenue

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1993	$77,679,000	35.80%	$117,671,000	54.24%	$21,609,000	9.96%	$216,959,000
1994	$80,033,000	36.06%	$118,757,000	53.51%	$23,145,000	10.43%	$221,935,000
1995	$83,931,000	35.81%	$123,739,000	52.79%	$26,715,000	11.40%	$234,385,000
1996	$86,514,000	36.45%	$123,377,000	51.98%	$27,470,000	11.57%	$237,361,000
1997	$89,450,000	36.22%	$129,290,000	52.35%	$28,218,000	11.43%	$246,958,000
1998	$115,388,000	40.45%	$140,664,000	49.31%	$29,232,000	10.25%	$285,284,000
1999	$119,252,000	39.94%	$149,970,000	50.23%	$29,333,000	9.82%	$298,555,000
2000	$123,651,000	40.05%	$154,561,000	50.06%	$30,568,000	9.90%	$308,780,000
2001	$132,132,000	40.92%	$158,906,000	49.21%	$31,880,000	9.87%	$322,918,000
2002	$128,613,000	38.95%	$165,071,000	49.99%	$36,552,000	11.07%	$330,236,000
2003	$131,127,000	37.91%	$173,038,000	50.02%	$41,741,000	12.07%	$345,906,000
2004	$135,528,000	37.02%	$183,261,000	50.06%	$47,283,000	12.92%	$366,072,000
2005	$148,335,000	39.37%	$180,753,000	47.97%	$47,689,000	12.66%	$376,777,000
2006	$165,085,000	40.70%	$187,599,000	46.25%	$52,901,000	13.04%	$405,585,000
2007	$170,486,000	40.67%	$195,268,000	46.58%	$53,415,000	12.74%	$419,169,000
2008	$176,821,000	39.47%	$216,580,000	48.34%	$54,595,000	12.19%	$447,996,000
2009	$192,543,000	39.24%	$235,325,000	47.96%	$62,785,000	12.80%	$490,653,000

2010	$192,493,000	40.23%	$213,750,000	44.68%	$72,179,000	15.09%	$478,422,000
2011	$203,328,000	41.67%	$206,617,000	42.34%	$77,995,000	15.98%	$487,940,000
2012	$204,444,000	40.61%	$227,474,000	45.18%	$71,514,000	14.21%	$503,432,000
2013	$205,283,000	43.49%	$206,001,000	43.64%	$60,771,000	12.87%	$472,055,000
Avg.	$141,053,143	39.10%	$171,793,905	48.89%	$44,170,952	12.01%	$357,018,000

Expenditures

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

• Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
• Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
• Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
• Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
• Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services

Expenditures by Category
Fiscal Year	Instruction		Support Services		Capital Spending		Debt & Gov. Payments		Other		Budget Total
	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget

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1993	$119,195,000	56.12%	$81,266,000	38.26%	$7,873,000	3.71%	$3,207,000	1.51%	$860,000	0.40%	$212,401,000
1994	$125,507,000	57.27%	$82,471,000	37.63%	$8,852,000	4.04%	$1,678,000	0.77%	$634,000	0.29%	$219,142,000
1995	$132,081,000	57.07%	$85,121,000	36.78%	$11,688,000	5.05%	$1,807,000	0.78%	$735,000	0.32%	$231,432,000
1996	$135,412,000	57.05%	$88,282,000	37.19%	$11,205,000	4.72%	$1,602,000	0.67%	$854,000	0.36%	$237,355,000
1997	$141,937,000	57.15%	$91,368,000	36.79%	$12,674,000	5.10%	$1,454,000	0.59%	$947,000	0.38%	$248,380,000
1998	$156,757,000	57.45%	$99,434,000	36.44%	$14,231,000	5.22%	$1,291,000	0.47%	$1,153,000	0.42%	$272,866,000
1999	$163,939,000	55.54%	$104,829,000	35.51%	$23,485,000	7.96%	$1,844,000	0.62%	$1,096,000	0.37%	$295,193,000
2000	$170,855,000	54.56%	$107,076,000	34.19%	$32,180,000	10.28%	$2,019,000	0.64%	$1,006,000	0.32%	$313,136,000
2001	$178,553,000	55.55%	$113,215,000	35.22%	$25,915,000	8.06%	$2,720,000	0.85%	$1,009,000	0.31%	$321,412,000
2002	$193,684,000	57.27%	$118,467,000	35.03%	$21,779,000	6.44%	$3,112,000	0.92%	$1,175,000	0.35%	$338,217,000
2003	$198,522,000	56.57%	$125,405,000	35.74%	$23,012,000	6.56%	$2,749,000	0.78%	$1,241,000	0.35%	$350,929,000
2004	$201,038,000	56.01%	$128,782,000	35.88%	$25,414,000	7.08%	$2,432,000	0.68%	$1,241,000	0.35%	$358,907,000
2005	$206,128,000	55.65%	$137,394,000	37.09%	$22,623,000	6.11%	$2,939,000	0.79%	$1,318,000	0.36%	$370,402,000
2006	$211,422,000	52.30%	$149,631,000	37.01%	$38,577,000	9.54%	$3,331,000	0.82%	$1,306,000	0.32%	$404,267,000
2007	$220,648,000	51.82%	$159,689,000	37.50%	$39,692,000	9.32%	$4,381,000	1.03%	$1,426,000	0.33%	$425,836,000
2008	$239,982,000	53.90%	$166,453,000	37.38%	$32,447,000	7.29%	$5,128,000	1.15%	$1,251,000	0.28%	$445,261,000
2009	$254,255,000	53.07%	$180,933,000	37.76%	$37,187,000	7.76%	$5,558,000	1.16%	$1,177,000	0.25%	$479,110,000

2010	$265,778,000	53.38%	$188,835,000	37.93%	$33,535,000	6.74%	$5,347,000	1.07%	$4,376,000	0.88%	$497,871,000
2011	$265,217,000	54.00%	$188,192,000	38.32%	$29,285,000	5.96%	$5,017,000	1.02%	$3,393,000	0.69%	$491,104,000
2012	$281,104,000	54.16%	$198,417,000	38.23%	$33,451,000	6.45%	$4,923,000	0.95%	$1,112,000	0.21%	$519,007,000
2013	$252,386,000	53.25%	$187,754,000	39.61%	$28,544,000	6.02%	$4,365,000	0.92%	$901,000	0.19%	$473,950,000
Avg.	$195,923,810	55.20%	$132,524,476	36.93%	$24,459,476	6.64%	$3,185,905	0.87%	$1,343,381	0.37%	$357,437,048

Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt
Fiscal Year	Retired	Issued	Outstanding

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1993	$1,480,000	$0	$33,035,000
1994	$1,980,000	$0	$31,055,000
1995	$2,154,000	$0	$28,901,000
1996	$2,340,000	$0	$26,561,000
1997	$2,525,000	$0	$24,036,000
1998	$2,705,000	$0	$21,331,000
1999	$3,445,000	$20,000,000	$37,886,000
2000	$3,635,000	$20,000,000	$54,251,000
2001	$4,170,000	$8,000,000	$58,081,000
2002	$4,829,000	$3,500,000	$56,752,000
2003	$5,660,000	$1,400,000	$52,492,000
2004	$6,335,000	$6,140,000	$52,297,000
2005	$7,120,000	$33,860,000	$79,037,000
2006	$3,240,000	$20,000,000	$95,797,000
2007	$3,645,000	$20,000,000	$112,152,000
2008	$4,250,000	$15,781,000	$123,683,000
2009	$5,023,000	$17,359,000	$136,019,000

2010	$6,725,000	$0	$129,294,000
2011	$6,998,000	$0	$122,296,000
2012	$8,576,000	$20,707,000	$134,427,000
2013	$8,965,000	$0	$125,462,000
Avg.	$4,561,905	$8,892,714	$73,087,857

Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year	Minimum	Maximum
2020	$45,565	$65,863

Academic performance

Proficiency assessments

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.

Mathematics

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 (%)
2018-2019	54	85-89	43	61	60-79	67	74
2017-2018	53	90-94	42	58	50-59	68	74
2016-2017	52	85-89	43	58	40-59	65	71
2015-2016	54	85-89	44	58	70-79	71	73
2014-2015	50	85-89	39	53	60-79	65-69	69
2013-2014	59	85-89	48	65	60-69	70-74	78
2012-2013	58	85-89	47	64	60-69	70-74	77
2011-2012	62	85-89	50	66	70-79	75-79	82
2010-2011	57	85-89	45	66	70-79	70-74	78

Reading/language arts

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 (%)
2018-2019	62	90-94	53	64	60-79	73	81
2017-2018	62	90-94	52	63	70-79	75	81
2016-2017	62	85-89	52	60	70-79	74	81
2015-2016	63	90-94	54	67	≥80	80	81
2014-2015	62	85-89	53	62	60-79	75-79	81
2013-2014	62	85-89	52	67	60-69	75-79	81
2012-2013	67	90-94	58	70	60-69	85-89	85
2011-2012	65	90-94	56	67	70-79	75-79	83
2010-2011	61	80-84	51	62	70-79	75-79	79

Graduation rates

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 (%)
2017-2018	81	≥90	79	75-79	PS	≥80	84
2016-2017	74	≥90	70	75-79	≥50	80-89	80
2015-2016	74	80-89	70	70-79	PS	≥80	79
2014-2015	75	≥90	70	80-89	PS	≥90	81
2013-2014	68	≥90	62	60-69	≥50	40-49	79
2012-2013	64	70-79	58	70-79	PS	30-39	76
2011-2012	63	≥80	56	70-79	≥50	60-79	75
2010-2011	61	80-89	55	70-79	PS	≥50	72

Student enrollment

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2018-2019	38,199	-2.9
2017-2018	39,326	-1.5
2016-2017	39,921	-1.1
2015-2016	40,356	-1.1
2014-2015	40,804	5.4
2013-2014	38,709	-3.7
2012-2013	40,209	-3.5
2011-2012	41,667	-0.5
2010-2011	41,894	0.3
2009-2010	41,757	-2.0
2008-2009	42,610	-0.6
2007-2008	42,865	-0.4
2006-2007	43,019	-2.1
2005-2006	43,935	0.9
2004-2005	43,524	-2.1
2003-2004	44,473	-0.2
2002-2003	44,556	-0.7
2001-2002	44,859	-0.6
2000-2001	45,119	-2.4
1999-2000	46,222	-1.8
1998-1999	47,089	-2.6
1997-1998	48,347	-2.3
1996-1997	49,503	-0.2
1995-1996	49,578	-0.1
1994-1995	49,603	-3.2
1993-1994	51,255	-1.1
1992-1993	51,801	0.4
1991-1992	51,592	0.4
1990-1991	51,375	-1.8
1989-1990	52,309	-0.3
1988-1989	52,470	0.0
1987-1988	52,470	-0.1
1986-1987	52,497	-

About the district

Caddo Parish Public Schools is located in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

Caddo Parish Public Schools is located in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. It is classified as a mid-sized city school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 38,199 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised 64 schools.

During the 2018-2019 school year, 52.2% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 1.4% were English language learners, and 10.6% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP).

Racial Demographics, 2018-2019
Race	Caddo Parish Public Schools (%)	Louisiana K-12 students (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	N/A	0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	N/A	1.6
Black	63.4	43.3
Hispanic	3.8	7.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	N/A	0.1
Two or More Races	2.3	2.7
White	29.1	44.4

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.

Noteworthy events

2012: Board term limits

On November 6, 2012, Caddo Parish voters elected by more than 67 percent to instate term limits. Terms won in the 2014 election were the first to be affected by the change. Starting with terms that began on or after January 1, 2015, any member who, at the end of their term, had served more than two and one-half terms in the last three consecutive terms could not be re-elected in the following term. However, they could be re-elected following the one-term break. The limit did not apply retroactively to incumbents, thus allowing them to potentially serve up to 12 more years.

Parishwide School District Local Option Term Limits Proposition (2012)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		72,982	79.03%
No		19,362	20.97%

Ballot text:

“	LOCAL OPTION ELECTION Within Caddo Parish School District: Shall the number of terms of office that any member of the school board may serve be limited to three consecutive four-year terms?	”
—Louisiana Secretary of State's website (2014)

Contact information

Caddo Parish Public Schools
1961 Midway Ave.
Shreveport, LA 71108
Phone: 318-603-6300

See also

Louisiana	School Board Elections	News and Analysis
List of school districts in Louisiana School board elections in Louisiana Public education in Louisiana	School board elections, 2025 Louisiana school board elections, 2025	School board election data analysis, 2024 United States school shootings, 1990-present

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Caddo Parish Public Schools
• Louisiana Department of Education
• Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA)

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