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De Soto Parish School District

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De Soto Parish School District is located in northwest Louisiana. De Soto Parish School District has 875.58 square miles of land area and 19.01 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total De Soto Parish School District population is 26,656. De Soto Parish School District median household income is $38,007 in 2006-2010. De Soto Parish School District median house value is $80,300 in 2006-2010. On average, De Soto Parish School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (50 out of 69, bottom 28%) Elementary/Middle School: (48 out of 69, bottom 30%)* Rank: #103
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	16
Population	26,656 (2010), rank #38
Population Growth	1.56% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	29.80/sq mi, rank #51
Median Household Income:	$38,007 at 2006-2010—3.09% increase since 2005-2009, rank #38
Median House Price:	$80,300 at 2006-2010—2.16% increase since 2005-2009, rank #47
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	875.58 sq mi, rank #14
Water Area:	19.01 sq mi (2.12%), rank #37
State:	Louisiana
County:	De Soto County
City:	Converse, Mansfield, Pelican, Grand Cane, Frierson, Stonewall, South Mansfield, Gloster, Keatchie, Logansport, Stanley, Longstreet, Keachi
Zip:	71419, 71052, 71063, 71032, 71027, 71078, 71030, 71046, 71049
Area:	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

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De Soto Parish School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

201 Crosby St

Mansfield LA, 71052, De Soto County

Phone: 318-872-2836

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,884	4,841	4,841
English Language Learner Students:	63	67	27
Total Teachers:	379.90	358.40	347.30
Prekindergarten:	16.00	15.00	14.00
Kindergarten:	19.00	17.00	17.00
Elementary:	227.42	208.60	215.90
Secondary:	117.48	117.80	100.40
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	463.10	435.70	430.00
Instructional Aides:	115.00	103.00	102.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	12.60	9.10	9.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	11.10	8.20	14.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	7.12	4.20	10.10
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.98	4.00	4.30
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	12.00	12.00	12.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	22.00	21.00	23.00
School Administrators:	24.00	27.00	26.00
School Administrative Support:	25.00	23.00	24.00
Student Support Services:	32.40	29.40	23.60
Other Support Services:	207.00	201.00	194.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.86	13.51	13.94

Schools

Cool Springs School	Grade 5 to Grade 12	1199 Cool Springs Rd, Logansport LA 71049
Desoto Alternative School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	2269 Whaley St, Mansfield LA 71052
Desoto Career Academy	Grade 7 to Grade 12	2269 Whaley St, Mansfield LA 71052
Logansport Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	17228 Hwy 5, Logansport LA 71049
Logansport High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	17228 Hwy 5, Logansport LA 71049
Mansfield Elementary School 3-5	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1915 Mcarthur Dr, Mansfield LA 71052
Mansfield High School	Grade 8 to Grade 12	401 Kings Hwy, Mansfield LA 71052
Mansfield Middle School 6-8	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1915 Mcarthur Dr, Mansfield LA 71052
North Desoto Elementary School 3-5	Grade 3 to Grade 5	2535 Hwy 171, Stonewall LA 71078
North Desoto Elementary School Pk-2	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	2623 Hwy 171, Stonewall LA 71078
North Desoto High School	Grade 8 to Grade 12	2571 Hwy 171, Stonewall LA 71078
North Desoto Middle School 6-8	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2535 Hwy 171, Stonewall LA 71078
Pelican All Saints High School	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	200 All Saints Rd, Pelican LA 71063
Stanley High School	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	14323 Hwy 84, Logansport LA 71049

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
GEE Test
2007	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	47%	56%
2008	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	58%	58%
2009	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	58%	62%
2010	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	53%	63%
2011	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	53%	57%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	58%	64%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	61%	65%
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	53%	59%
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	58%	69%
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	59%	65%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	50%	60%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55%	56%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	43%	55%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	49%	60%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	54%	62%
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	51%	64%
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	56%	62%
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	49%	58%
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	50%	65%
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	50%	63%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	57%	64%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	57%	66%
iLEAP Test
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	65%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	64%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	67%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	69%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	69%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	65%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	63%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	68%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	67%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	69%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	71%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	58%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	55%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	62%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	63%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	63%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	67%
2007	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	63%
2008	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	64%
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	67%
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	66%
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	64%
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	65%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	59%	69%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	56%	69%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	55%	72%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	68%	75%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	50%	64%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	50%	67%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	43%	65%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61%	73%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	50%	62%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	53%	60%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	55%	65%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	66%	68%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	58%	68%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	52%	62%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	53%	66%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	67%	68%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	65%	60%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	59%	65%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	67%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	58%	68%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	58%	68%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	65%	70%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	59%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	65%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	66%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66%	70%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65%	67%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65%	70%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66%	53%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55%	58%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	62%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67%	63%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	62%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64%	64%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	70%	60%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	65%	66%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75%	67%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	70%	66%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	72%	65%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	51%	62%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	61%	61%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	63%	68%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	70%	70%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	60%	71%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	68%	69%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	52%	62%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	57%	61%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64%	70%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	67%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	57%	70%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71%	70%
2007	Science	6th Grade	% met std	49%	55%
2008	Science	6th Grade	% met std	60%	58%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	54%	61%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	69%	63%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	57%	69%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	66%	65%
2007	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	50%	57%
2008	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	63%	57%
2009	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	73%	63%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	79%	66%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	76%	67%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	82%	65%
2007	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	56%	59%
2008	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	56%	61%
2009	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	67%	62%
2010	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2011	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	70%	69%
2012	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	65%	69%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	49%	59%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48%	55%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61%	63%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67%	68%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67%	67%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64%	70%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	41%	53%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	41%	53%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	52%	59%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	57%	61%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	66%	62%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	61%	64%
2007	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	62%	59%
2008	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	62%	60%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	77%	65%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	71%	67%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	77%	65%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	70%	66%
2007	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	60%	57%
2008	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	53%	57%
2009	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	58%	62%
2012	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	66%	67%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51%	55%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	58%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53%	59%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64%	64%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	47%	54%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	44%	53%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43%	55%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61%	61%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	57%	55%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	49%	53%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	49%	58%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	66%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	57%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	55%	62%
2009	English Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	63%	65%
2010	English Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	59%	64%
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	57%	57%
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	59%	61%
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	61%	64%
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	67%	65%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$83,761,000	$17,302		$66,672,000	$13,772		$59,692,000	$12,023
Federal:	$7,340,000	$1,516	8.8%	$7,104,000	$1,467	10.7%	$7,375,000	$1,485	12.4%
State:	$28,960,000	$5,982	34.6%	$27,218,000	$5,622	40.8%	$23,949,000	$4,824	40.1%
Local:	$47,461,000	$9,804	56.7%	$32,350,000	$6,683	48.5%	$28,368,000	$5,714	47.5%
Total Expenditures:	$84,063,000	$17,365		$61,013,000	$12,603		$61,253,000	$12,337
Total Current Expenditures:	$66,413,000	$13,719		$55,339,000	$11,431		$49,891,000	$10,049
Instructional Expenditures:	$38,710,000	$7,996	58.3%	$32,177,000	$6,647	58.1%	$29,234,000	$5,888	58.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,154,000	$1,271	9.3%	$4,902,000	$1,013	8.9%	$4,508,000	$908	9.0%
Administration:	$7,169,000	$1,481	10.8%	$5,925,000	$1,224	10.7%	$5,191,000	$1,046	10.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$14,380,000	$2,970	21.7%	$12,335,000	$2,548	22.3%	$10,958,000	$2,207	22.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$15,904,000	$3,285		$4,530,000	$936		$10,358,000	$2,086
Construction:	$13,481,000	$2,785		$2,321,000	$479		$8,507,000	$1,713
Total Other:	$140,000	$29		$119,000	$25		$117,000	$24
Interest on Debt:	$1,606,000	$332		$1,025,000	$212		$887,000	$179

Total Salary:	$35,837,000	$7,403		$30,625,000	$6,326		$28,639,000	$5,768
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$23,191,000	$4,791	64.7%	$19,794,000	$4,089	64.6%	$18,689,000	$3,764	65.3%
Other Salary:	$12,646,000	$2,612	35.3%	$10,831,000	$2,237	35.4%	$9,950,000	$2,004	34.7%
Total Benefit:	$20,090,000	$4,150		$14,902,000	$3,078		$12,795,000	$2,577
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$11,956,000	$2,470	59.5%	$9,030,000	$1,865	60.6%	$7,816,000	$1,574	61.1%
Other Benefit:	$8,134,000	$1,680	40.5%	$5,872,000	$1,213	39.4%	$4,979,000	$1,003	38.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	73.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	25.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	20.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	20.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	32.1%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	17.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	10.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,577.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,285.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$40,601.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$44,989.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,361.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$54,180.0

* De Soto Parish School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.