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Howard School School District

75 students · 1 schools · 23.4:1 ratio · grades 2–12 · #187 of 189 in Louisiana

Students
75
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
3
Student–Teacher
23.4:1
Parish
Lincoln
Grades
2–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Howard School School District

Howard School School District is a public school system serving Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, based in Ruston. It serves 75 students across 1 schools spanning 2–12, and is classified as a town: distant district. By enrollment it is the #187 largest of Louisiana’s 189 school systems.

Phone3182555763
Address904 Deville Lane, Ruston, LA 71270
ParishLincoln Parish
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Howard School School District enrolls 75 students in 1 schools — an average of about 75 students per school. It serves grades 2–12 and ranks #187 of 189 statewide by enrollment.

Students
75
#187 of 189 in Louisiana
Schools
1
~75 students each
Grade span
2–12
Town: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Howard School School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (75 students reported):

White
44%
Black
51%
Hispanic
1%
Asian
0%
Two or more
4%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Howard School School District employs about 3 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 23.4:1 — above the Louisiana average of about 13.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 6.

Student–teacher ratio
23.4:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
3
classroom teachers
Total staff
6
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Louisiana funds schools

Louisiana funds its parish and city school systems through the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP), a formula the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education develops each year (the Legislature may approve or reject it but not amend it): a base per-pupil cost (held at $4,015) distributed with added weights for at-risk students, special education, career and technical education and economy of scale. The 2025–26 MFP added about $49.5 million, including differentiated teacher pay and literacy and math tutoring.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Howard School School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Louisiana rates every school and district with a School/District Performance Score (0–150) translated into an A–F letter grade, from assessment results, academic growth, graduation rate and college-and-career readiness. Look up Howard School School District on the Louisiana School Finder.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Most Louisiana districts are accredited through Cognia (formerly AdvancED/SACS CASI), which reviews school systems on a six-year cycle; accreditation is not a statewide mandate. Look up Howard School School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Howard School School District vs. Louisiana

Enrollment rank
#187
of 189 districts
Ratio
23.4:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Locale
Town: Distant
Lincoln Parish

See every Louisiana district side by side in the Louisiana directory.

Go deeper

Look up Howard School School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (the Minimum Foundation Program) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Howard School School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2200151. Confirm current details with the district and the Louisiana Department of Education.