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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2026 vs 2025)	ID
301	LaGrange High School	Public	9-12	3420 Louisiana Ave	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4960	881	93	9.4	78.7%	73 (8.3%)	656 (74.5%)	106 (12.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.2%)	$22,280	7.8	11.8	287	14	220033000244
302	Lincoln Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1453 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Grambling	71245	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 242-8788	684	68	10	85.1%	6 (0.9%)	648 (94.7%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$15,713	7.3	9.9	293	9	220027502421
303	Union Parish High School	Public	6-12	1126 Marion Hwy	Farmerville	71241	Union Parish	Union Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 327-3550	579	50	11.4	73.9%	131 (22.6%)	310 (53.5%)	120 (20.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$19,944	7.2	22.4	255	48	220177001376
304	Delhi High School	Public	9-12	413 Main Street	Delhi	71232	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 878-2235	139	11	12.7	83.5%	5 (3.6%)	130 (93.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$17,754	7	6	306	2	220135001095
305	St. Helena College and Career Academy	Public	7-12	14340 Highway 37	Greensburg	70441	St. Helena Parish	St. Helena Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 222-4402	435	32	13.7	100.0%	27 (6.2%)	397 (91.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$14,352	6.6	5	308	3	220147001154
306	Rayville High School	Public	9-12	193 Hwy. 3048	Rayville	71269	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-3296	341	23	14.7	81.8%	114 (33.4%)	213 (62.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$15,004	6.5	10.1	292	14	220135001102
307	Glen Oaks Senior High School	Public	6-12	6650 Cedar Grove Dr	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-4306	575	64	9	87.5%	2 (0.3%)	546 (95.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	$22,927	6.3	4.2	311	4	220054000378
308	Independence High Magnet	Public	7-12	270 Tiger Avenue	Independence	70443	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 878-9436	490	43	11.4	83.3%	105 (21.4%)	265 (54.1%)	104 (21.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$18,285	6.2	6.6	302	6	220168001307
309	Tara High School	Public	9-12	9002 Whitehall	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 927-6100	1,016	69	14.6	69.2%	45 (4.4%)	700 (68.9%)	242 (23.8%)	15 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.1%)	$18,040	6.2	4.2	312	3	220054000434
310	Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.	Public, Charter	9-12	8999 Mansfield Rd.	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	No	(312) 560-8701	307	0	930.3	70.7%	154 (50.2%)	133 (43.3%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$5,343	6.1	11.5	288	22	220030002382
311	Booker T. Washington High	Public	9-12	2104 Milam Street	Shreveport	71103	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 222-2186	722	47	15.3	86.1%	5 (0.7%)	692 (95.8%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$17,033	5.6	1.8	321	10	220030000208
312	Jonesboro-Hodge High School	Public	9-12	225 Pershing Highway	Jonesboro	71251	Jackson Parish	Jackson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 259-4138	198	24	8.3	79.8%	61 (30.8%)	131 (66.2%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$21,335	5.3	13.6	282	30	220078000555
313	Bastrop High School	Public	7-12	402 Highland Avenue	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 281-0194	794	60	13.3	84.3%	61 (7.7%)	709 (89.3%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$19,218	4.6	4.7	309	4	220111000805
314	Belaire High School	Public	9-12	12121 Tams Drive	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 272-1860	694	54	12.8	71.6%	13 (1.9%)	471 (67.9%)	198 (28.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$19,899	4.2	4	314		220054000349
315	Istrouma High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	3730 Winbourne	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 636-2686	556	52	10.7	90.6%	1 (0.2%)	539 (96.9%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,143	4.2	3.5	316	1	220054002440
316	Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	28528 Highway 190	Covington	70433	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 893-6292	72	7	9.9	76.4%	27 (37.5%)	39 (54.2%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$19,443	3.8	6.5	303	13	220168010414
317	Magnolia School of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2290 Clyde Fant Parkway Servic	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 703-5585	1,430	2	725.8	85.9%	85 (5.9%)	1,244 (87.0%)	59 (4.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.6%)	$5,522	3.4	3.9	315	2	220030002377
318	Travis Hill School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1100 Milton Street	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 658-3400	117	0		97.4%	0 (0.0%)	107 (91.5%)	9 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,928	3.3	2.2	319	1	220117001522
319	The NET Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1614 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd	New Orleans	70113	Orleans Parish	RSD-Educators for Quality Alternatives	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 228-4294												$17,280	3.2			(n/a)	220016702340
320	Woodlawn High School	Public	9-12	7340 Wyngate Drive	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-3161	623	51	12.1	85.2%	7 (1.1%)	595 (95.5%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$18,034	3.2	2.9	317	3	220030000212
321	Strehle Community School	Public	8-12	178 Millie Drive	Avondale	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 831-0316	145	19	7.5	77.9%	20 (13.8%)	98 (67.6%)	26 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$26,183	1.8	0.9	327	6	220084002044
322	Howard School	Public, Alternative	2-12	904 Deville Lane	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Howard School	No	No	No	(n/a)	(318) 255-5763	75	3	23.4	78.7%	33 (44.0%)	38 (50.7%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	$10,688	1.6	1.7	322		220015101195
323	Capitol High School	Public	9-12	1000 North 23rd Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 239-7506	205	28	7.2	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$23,733	1.5	1.6	323		220054010420
324	C.F. Rowley Alternative School	Public	6-12	49 Madison Avenue	Chalmette	70043	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 301-4001	103	16	6.3	77.7%	28 (27.2%)	59 (57.3%)	11 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$19,264	0.9			(n/a)	220141000816
325	Central Southwest Alternative High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1536 Bordelon Rd.	Bunkie	71322	Avoyelles Parish	Office of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	No	(318) 346-0120	56	7	8	94.6%	4 (7.1%)	51 (91.1%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$124,028	0.3	0.4	329	4	220004702462

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 325)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
301	LaGrange High School	Public	9-12	3420 Louisiana Ave	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4960	881	93	9.4	78.7%	73 (8.3%)	656 (74.5%)	106 (12.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.2%)	$22,280							7.8	11.8	287	14		220033000244
302	Lincoln Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1453 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Grambling	71245	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 242-8788	684	68	10	85.1%	6 (0.9%)	648 (94.7%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$15,713							7.3	9.9	293	9		220027502421
303	Union Parish High School	Public	6-12	1126 Marion Hwy	Farmerville	71241	Union Parish	Union Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 327-3550	579	50	11.4	73.9%	131 (22.6%)	310 (53.5%)	120 (20.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$19,944							7.2	22.4	255	48		220177001376
304	Delhi High School	Public	9-12	413 Main Street	Delhi	71232	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 878-2235	139	11	12.7	83.5%	5 (3.6%)	130 (93.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$17,754							7	6	306	2		220135001095
305	St. Helena College and Career Academy	Public	7-12	14340 Highway 37	Greensburg	70441	St. Helena Parish	St. Helena Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 222-4402	435	32	13.7	100.0%	27 (6.2%)	397 (91.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$14,352							6.6	5	308	3		220147001154
306	Rayville High School	Public	9-12	193 Hwy. 3048	Rayville	71269	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-3296	341	23	14.7	81.8%	114 (33.4%)	213 (62.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$15,004							6.5	10.1	292	14		220135001102
307	Glen Oaks Senior High School	Public	6-12	6650 Cedar Grove Dr	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-4306	575	64	9	87.5%	2 (0.3%)	546 (95.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	$22,927							6.3	4.2	311	4		220054000378
308	Independence High Magnet	Public	7-12	270 Tiger Avenue	Independence	70443	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 878-9436	490	43	11.4	83.3%	105 (21.4%)	265 (54.1%)	104 (21.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$18,285							6.2	6.6	302	6		220168001307
309	Tara High School	Public	9-12	9002 Whitehall	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 927-6100	1,016	69	14.6	69.2%	45 (4.4%)	700 (68.9%)	242 (23.8%)	15 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.1%)	$18,040							6.2	4.2	312	3		220054000434
310	Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.	Public, Charter	9-12	8999 Mansfield Rd.	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	No	(312) 560-8701	307	0	930.3	70.7%	154 (50.2%)	133 (43.3%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$5,343							6.1	11.5	288	22		220030002382
311	Booker T. Washington High	Public	9-12	2104 Milam Street	Shreveport	71103	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 222-2186	722	47	15.3	86.1%	5 (0.7%)	692 (95.8%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$17,033							5.6	1.8	321	10		220030000208
312	Jonesboro-Hodge High School	Public	9-12	225 Pershing Highway	Jonesboro	71251	Jackson Parish	Jackson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 259-4138	198	24	8.3	79.8%	61 (30.8%)	131 (66.2%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$21,335							5.3	13.6	282	30		220078000555
313	Bastrop High School	Public	7-12	402 Highland Avenue	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 281-0194	794	60	13.3	84.3%	61 (7.7%)	709 (89.3%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$19,218							4.6	4.7	309	4		220111000805
314	Belaire High School	Public	9-12	12121 Tams Drive	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 272-1860	694	54	12.8	71.6%	13 (1.9%)	471 (67.9%)	198 (28.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$19,899							4.2	4	314			220054000349
315	Istrouma High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	3730 Winbourne	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 636-2686	556	52	10.7	90.6%	1 (0.2%)	539 (96.9%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,143							4.2	3.5	316	1		220054002440
316	Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	28528 Highway 190	Covington	70433	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 893-6292	72	7	9.9	76.4%	27 (37.5%)	39 (54.2%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	$19,443							3.8	6.5	303	13		220168010414
317	Magnolia School of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2290 Clyde Fant Parkway Servic	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 703-5585	1,430	2	725.8	85.9%	85 (5.9%)	1,244 (87.0%)	59 (4.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.6%)	$5,522							3.4	3.9	315	2		220030002377
318	Travis Hill School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1100 Milton Street	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 658-3400	117	0		97.4%	0 (0.0%)	107 (91.5%)	9 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,928							3.3	2.2	319	1		220117001522
319	The NET Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1614 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd	New Orleans	70113	Orleans Parish	RSD-Educators for Quality Alternatives	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 228-4294												$17,280							3.2			(n/a)		220016702340
320	Woodlawn High School	Public	9-12	7340 Wyngate Drive	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-3161	623	51	12.1	85.2%	7 (1.1%)	595 (95.5%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$18,034							3.2	2.9	317	3		220030000212
321	Strehle Community School	Public	8-12	178 Millie Drive	Avondale	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 831-0316	145	19	7.5	77.9%	20 (13.8%)	98 (67.6%)	26 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$26,183							1.8	0.9	327	6		220084002044
322	Howard School	Public, Alternative	2-12	904 Deville Lane	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Howard School	No	No	No	(n/a)	(318) 255-5763	75	3	23.4	78.7%	33 (44.0%)	38 (50.7%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	$10,688							1.6	1.7	322			220015101195
323	Capitol High School	Public	9-12	1000 North 23rd Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 239-7506	205	28	7.2	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$23,733							1.5	1.6	323			220054010420
324	C.F. Rowley Alternative School	Public	6-12	49 Madison Avenue	Chalmette	70043	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 301-4001	103	16	6.3	77.7%	28 (27.2%)	59 (57.3%)	11 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$19,264							0.9			(n/a)		220141000816
325	Central Southwest Alternative High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1536 Bordelon Rd.	Bunkie	71322	Avoyelles Parish	Office of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	No	(318) 346-0120	56	7	8	94.6%	4 (7.1%)	51 (91.1%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$124,028							0.3	0.4	329	4		220004702462