Rapides Parish
Public school district based in Alexandria, Louisiana. NCES district ID 2201290; state ID LA-040.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
43
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
21,340
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,574.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
13.6
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 1,084 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,464 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,581 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,517 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,663 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,538 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,570 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,524 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,532 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,505 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,697 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,676 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,501 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,488 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% | |
| Asian | 1.2% | |
| Black or African American | 40.8% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.0% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 3.1% | |
| White | 48.2% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.5% | |
| Male | 51.5% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 18, Suburb 10, Rural 15.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Senior High School Alexandria | 9–12 | Regular | 1,475 | 82.3 | 17.9 | City: Small |
| Pineville High School Pineville | 9–12 | Regular | 1,271 | 80.7 | 15.7 | Suburb: Small |
| Peabody Magnet High School Alexandria | 9–12 | Regular | 1,071 | 71.8 | 14.9 | City: Small |
| J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary School Pineville | PK–6 | Regular | 924 | 61.4 | 15 | Suburb: Small |
| Buckeye High School Deville | 6–12 | Regular | 915 | 68.3 | 13.4 | Rural: Distant |
| Tioga High School Ball | 9–12 | Regular | 881 | 61.1 | 14.4 | Suburb: Small |
| Oak Hill High School Elmer | PK–12 | Regular | 715 | 55.9 | 12.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Scott M. Brame Middle School Alexandria | 6–8 | Regular | 709 | 48.0 | 14.8 | City: Small |
| Glenmora High School Glenmora | PK–12 | Regular | 673 | 51.1 | 13.2 | Rural: Distant |
| Northwood High School Lena | PK–12 | Regular | 598 | 49.2 | 12.1 | Rural: Distant |
| Cherokee Elementary School Alexandria | PK–5 | Regular | 576 | 41.8 | 13.8 | City: Small |
| J.B. Nachman Elementary School Alexandria | PK–5 | Regular | 546 | 35.3 | 15.5 | City: Small |
| Pineville Junior High School Pineville | 7–8 | Regular | 527 | 40.6 | 13 | Suburb: Small |
| Mabel Brasher Montessori Alexandria | PK–5 | Regular | 508 | 31.8 | 16 | Suburb: Small |
| Forest Hill Junior High School Forest Hill | PK–8 | Regular | 496 | 39.9 | 12.4 | Rural: Distant |
| Tioga Elementary School Ball | PK–6 | Regular | 482 | 36.1 | 13.4 | Suburb: Small |
| Alexandria Middle Magnet School Alexandria | 6–8 | Regular | 469 | 33.3 | 14.1 | City: Small |
| Peabody Montessori Elementary School Alexandria | PK–6 | Regular | 466 | 29.3 | 15.9 | City: Small |
| Buckeye Elementary School Deville | PK–2 | Regular | 419 | 30.5 | 13.7 | Rural: Distant |
| Tioga Junior High School Pineville | 7–8 | Regular | 415 | 37.6 | 11 | Suburb: Small |
| D.F. Huddle Elementary Alexandria | PK–5 | Regular | 412 | 36.0 | 11.4 | City: Small |
| Ruby-Wise Elementary School Pineville | PK–6 | Regular | 410 | 27.8 | 14.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lessie Moore Elementary School Pineville | PK–3 | Regular | 392 | 29.8 | 13.1 | Suburb: Small |
| Ball Elementary School Ball | PK–6 | Regular | 387 | 28.3 | 13.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School Deville | 3–5 | Regular | 382 | 23.5 | 16.3 | Rural: Distant |
| Bolton Academy Alexandria | 6–12 | Regular | 372 | 36.5 | 10.2 | City: Small |
| Paradise Elementary School Ball | PK–6 | Regular | 369 | 31.2 | 11.8 | Suburb: Small |
| Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School Alexandria | PK–6 | Regular | 366 | 25.8 | 14.2 | City: Small |
| Mary Goff Elementary School Pineville | PK–6 | Regular | 365 | 22.0 | 16.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School Alexandria | 6–8 | Regular | 362 | 31.7 | 11.4 | City: Small |
| Caroline Dormon Junior High School Woodworth | PK–8 | Regular | 362 | 25.7 | 14.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| L.S. Rugg Elementary School Alexandria | PK–5 | Regular | 356 | 26.7 | 13.3 | City: Small |
| Poland Junior High School Alexandria | PK–8 | Regular | 330 | 28.4 | 11.6 | Rural: Distant |
| Phoenix Magnet Elementary School Alexandria | PK–5 | Regular | 314 | 22.6 | 13.9 | City: Small |
| Plainview High School Glenmora | PK–12 | Regular | 313 | 28.4 | 11 | Rural: Distant |
| Martin Park Elementary School Alexandria | PK–5 | Regular | 281 | 21.3 | 13.2 | City: Small |
| Acadian Elementary Alexandria | PK–5 | Regular | 270 | 22.6 | 11.9 | City: Small |
| Pineville Elementary School Pineville | 4–6 | Regular | 252 | 20.8 | 12.1 | Suburb: Small |
| Rapides High School Lecompte | 9–12 | Regular | 248 | 21.1 | 11.7 | Rural: Distant |
| Horseshoe Drive Elementary School Alexandria | PK–5 | Regular | 243 | 24.2 | 10 | City: Small |
| Alma Redwine Elementary Alexandria | PK–5 | Regular | 225 | 20.8 | 10.8 | City: Small |
| Carter C. Raymond Junior High School Lecompte | PK–8 | Regular | 124 | 17.7 | 7 | Rural: Distant |
| Rapides Training Academy Alexandria | K–12 | Special Education | 69 | 15.5 | 4.4 | City: Small |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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