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Jena, LA
Public School Ratings




Jena Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lasalle Parish School District details

Lasalle Parish School District
3012 North First Street
Jena, LA 71342

2,637 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Lasalle Parish School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Louisiana

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.5% of all LA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
38%
46%
44%
37%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Fellowship Elementary School
1650 Hwy. 773
Trout, LA, 71371
PK-08
Goodpine Middle School
12642 Hwy 84 West
Jena, LA, 71342
03-05
Jena Elementary School
758 E. Sharbono Street
Jena, LA, 71342
PK-02
Jena High School
243 East High School Drive
Jena, LA, 71342
09-12
Jena Junior High School
114 E. Southern Ave.
Jena, LA, 71342
06-08
Lasalle High School
1460 Blake Street
Olla, LA, 71465
09-12
Lasalle Junior High School
5960 Tannehill Drive
Urania, LA, 71480
06-08
Nebo Elementary School
300 Hwy. 777
Jena, LA, 71342
PK-08
Olla-Standard Elementary School
4170 School Drive
Olla, LA, 71465
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.4% 43.7%
Black 9.0% 42.9%
Hispanic 0.9% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.6% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 28.8% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 28.8% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 4.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,250 $19,118,000 55.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $430 $1,134,000 3.3%
Staff $622 $1,639,000 4.8%
General Administration $310 $817,000 2.4%
School Administration $948 $2,500,000 7.3%
Operation $1,073 $2,829,000 8.3%
Transportation $772 $2,035,000 5.9%
Other $261 $687,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,414 $11,641,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,316 $3,470,000 10.1%
Total Expenditures $12,980 $34,229,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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