Total enrollment
2,694
-2 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Richland Parish
Louisiana · 2,694 students · 4 cities
Richland Parish, Louisiana operates 11 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 2,694 students (around 245 per school).
4-year change in Richland Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Richland Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #43 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,694 | #47 of 69 | #3,559 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #32 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #64 of 69 | #6,817 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 75.3% | #21 of 69 | #1,521 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #35 of 65 | #2,582 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 Richland Parish
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Mangham Elementary School at 45.0% proficient to Rayville Elementary School at 5.7%, a gap of 39.3 points. That is the 24th widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 2,882 to 2,694 students (down 7%) and from 149 to 164 full-time teachers (up 10%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangham Elementary School | Mangham | Elementary | PK-05 | 404 |
| Rayville High School | Rayville | High | 09-12 | 341 |
| Rayville Elementary School | Rayville | Elementary | PK-05 | 333 |
| Start Elementary School | Start | Elementary | PK-08 | 332 |
| Mangham High School | Mangham | High | 09-12 | 294 |
| Holly Ridge Elementary School | Rayville | Elementary | PK-08 | 232 |
| Mangham Junior High School | Mangham | Middle | 06-08 | 216 |
| Delhi Elementary School | Delhi | Elementary | PK-05 | 167 |
| Rayville Junior High School | Rayville | Middle | 06-08 | 145 |
| Delhi High School | Delhi | High | 09-12 | 139 |
| Delhi Middle School | Delhi | Middle | 06-08 | 91 |
About Richland Parish
Richland Parish is a thinly populated public-school district in Louisiana. The district maintains 11 schools and enrolls approximately 2,694 students.
On the school-mix side, Richland Parish is made up of 5 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 245 in this district, meaningfully below the Louisiana typical of 509.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 2,696 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,694 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Richland Parish discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.