Total enrollment
21,340
-219 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
48 schools in Rapides Parish
Louisiana · 21,340 students · 10 cities
Rapides Parish runs 48 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 21,340 (26 elementary, 6 middle, and 7 high).
4-year change in Rapides Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
43
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Rapides Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #15 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 21,340 | #10 of 69 | #364 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 43 | #8 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #43 of 69 | #3,914 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 76.9% | #17 of 69 | #1,417 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #17 of 65 | #1,694 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 Rapides Parish
State test results across the district's 36 scored schools run from Phoenix Magnet Elementary School at 80.7% proficient to Horseshoe Drive Elementary School at 9.2%, a gap of 71.5 points. That is the 5th widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 42 district schools that reported both years went from 22,329 to 21,271 students (down 5%) and from 1,245 to 1,559 full-time teachers (up 25%), 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.
About Rapides Parish
As a mid-sized district in Louisiana, Rapides Parish enrolls 21,340 students across 48 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Rapides Parish is made up of 26 elementary, 6 middle, 7 high schools, and 9 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 445 in this district, noticeably below the Louisiana typical of 509.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 21,340 students, remained close to its prior level from the 21,559 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Rapides Parish discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.