Total enrollment
1,799
-181 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Bienville Parish
Louisiana · 1,799 students · 6 cities
Public K-12 education in Bienville Parish runs across 9 schools with combined enrollment of about 1,799 students, averaging 200 per school.
4-year change in Bienville Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
-1 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bienville Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #23 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,799 | #55 of 69 | #4,804 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #45 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #2 of 69 | #94 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 72.5% | #30 of 69 | #1,739 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #32 of 65 | #2,499 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bienville Parish
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Saline High School at 45.8% proficient to Ringgold High School at 16.2%, a gap of 29.7 points. That is the 34th widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 2,230 to 1,799 students (down 19%) and from 175 to 205 full-time teachers (up 17%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castor High School | Castor | Combined | PK-12 | 417 |
| Saline High School | Saline | Combined | PK-12 | 303 |
| Crawford Elementary School | Arcadia | Elementary | PK-05 | 278 |
| Arcadia High School | Arcadia | High | 06-12 | 248 |
| Ringgold High School | Ringgold | High | 06-12 | 219 |
| Ringgold Elementary School | Ringgold | Elementary | PK-05 | 195 |
| Gibsland-Coleman High School | Gibsland | Combined | PK-12 | 139 |
| Bienville High School | Bienville | Combined | PK-12 | 0 |
| Bienville Educational Center | Bienville | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Bienville Parish
Bienville Parish is a small Louisiana school district running 9 schools with combined enrollment near 1,799.
On the school-mix side, Bienville Parish spans 3 elementary, 2 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 200 in this district, noticeably below the Louisiana typical of 509.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,799 students, contracted 9% from the 1,980 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 8 to 7 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Bienville Parish discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.