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Richland Parish School District

2,694 students · 11 schools · 16.5:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #49 of 189 in Louisiana

Students
2,694
Schools
11
Teachers (FTE)
164
Student–Teacher
16.5:1
Parish
Richland
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Richland Parish School District

Richland Parish School District is a public school system serving Richland Parish, Louisiana, based in Rayville. It serves 2,694 students across 11 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #49 largest of Louisiana’s 189 school systems.

Phone3187285964
Address411 Foster Street, Rayville, LA 71269
ParishRichland Parish
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Richland Parish School District enrolls 2,694 students in 11 schools — an average of about 245 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #49 of 189 statewide by enrollment.

Students
2,694
#49 of 189 in Louisiana
Schools
11
~245 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Richland Parish School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (2,694 students reported):

White
45%
Black
52%
Hispanic
2%
Asian
0%
Two or more
1%
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

Richland Parish School District employs about 164 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 16.5:1 — above the Louisiana average of about 13.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 342.

Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
164
classroom teachers
Total staff
342
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 Richland Parish 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 Richland Parish 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 Richland Parish School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Richland Parish School District vs. Louisiana

Enrollment rank
#49
of 189 districts
Ratio
16.5:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Locale
Rural: Distant
Richland Parish

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

Go deeper

Look up Richland Parish 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 Richland Parish School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2201350. Confirm current details with the district and the Louisiana Department of Education.