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Avoyelles Parish

Avoyelles Parish sits in the lowest third of Louisiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,871 (above only 22% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Avoyelles Parish come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,871
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,645
Per-pupil spending
5,080
Students enrolled
22nd
Pct. in LA
$60,871

Avoyelles Parish sits in the lowest third of Louisiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,871 (above only 22% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,871, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,080 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Avoyelles Parish sits in the lowest third of Louisiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,871 (above only 22% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 22nd percentile for Louisiana
  • 39th percentile nationally
  • 25% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Louisiana ranks #25 of 49 on the salary estimate and #26 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Avoyelles Parish ranks #54 of 69 Louisiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #55 of 69 by per-pupil spending. Red River Parish pay #1 at $91,421 is not Cameron Parish spending #1 at $39,989 per pupil
  • +19.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Louisiana median

Among 70 Louisiana districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Avoyelles Parish's instructional payroll puts 65.8% into regular program , 5.1 points below the state median of 70.9%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Avoyelles Parish LA median Gap
Regular program 65.8% 70.9% -5.1 pp
Special education 16.1% 13.9% +2.2 pp
Vocational programs 8.6% 3.9% +4.7 pp
Other programs 9.5% 9.5% -0.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 70 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2200150 · FY2023.

LEAID 2200150 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Avoyelles Parish F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P22 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P39 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 5,080 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lafourche FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,871 estimated average teacher salary · P22 in Louisiana · P39 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lafourche (+$459est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Avoyelles Parish

Salary neighbourhood · Avoyelles Parish

Avoyelles Parish trails most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Avoyelles Parish

Avoyelles Parish's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,871 39th percentile higher than 39% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Avoyelles Parish $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Avoyelles Parish in Louisiana's lower-third pay band

Same 69 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Avoyelles Parish ranks #54 of 69 Louisiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #55 of 69 by per-pupil spending. Red River Parish pay #1 at $91,421 is not Cameron Parish spending #1 at $39,989 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Avoyelles Parish is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Cameron Parish leads spending at $39,989 per pupil; Red River Parish leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Avoyelles Parish

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +19.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Louisiana's statewide +11.5% by 7.7 points, a growth rate faster than 63% of the 70 Louisiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$60,870.666

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Louisiana price level
88.7 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$68,625

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Louisiana run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Louisiana compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Avoyelles Parish

What the Numbers Say About Avoyelles Parish

Avoyelles Parish is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Louisiana, serving 5,080 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,645. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,871, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2200150 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Louisiana statewide average of $66,733, teacher pay in Avoyelles Parish runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (13.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Louisiana, it pays more than 22% of them. Louisiana itself ranks #25 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Avoyelles Parish reports $74.4M in total expenditure against $78.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $9.5M, special-education teacher pay is $2.3M.

How does Avoyelles Parish compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Louisiana average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Avoyelles Parish $60,871
Jefferson Parish $66,324
Louisiana avg $66,733
National avg $70,245

Avoyelles Parish pays -8.2% less than Jefferson Parish · per-pupil $14,645 vs $15,908

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Louisiana districts

On pay, Avoyelles Parish sits closest to Lafourche Parish; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Ouachita Parish. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Lafourche Parish
  2. Richland Parish
  3. Central Community School District
  4. Grant Parish
  5. Union Parish
  6. Assumption Parish
  7. Winn Parish
  8. Vermilion Parish
  9. Vernon Parish
  10. Acadia Parish
  11. Pointe Coupee Parish
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Ouachita Parish
  2. LaSalle Parish
  3. Vermilion Parish
  4. St. Mary Parish
  5. St. Martin Parish
  6. West Carroll Parish
  7. St. Bernard Parish
  8. Beauregard Parish
  9. Winn Parish
  10. Terrebonne Parish
  11. Grant Parish

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Avoyelles Parish's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Avoyelles Parish: closest on enrollment (5,080 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,871 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$78.2M
Total Revenue
$74.4M
Total Expenditure
$18.8M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$9.5M
Regular Program
$2.3M
Special Education
$1.2M
Vocational
$1.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Avoyelles Parish: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 77% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 23% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Louisiana Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Louisiana districts belongs to Red River Parish at $91,421. Placed 54 of 69, Avoyelles Parish is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Oklahoma and Iowa are the states closest to Louisiana on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Louisiana districts →

Other Louisiana Districts

Smaller-district sample from 68 Louisiana peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

East Carroll Parish
$59,190
812 students
DeSoto Parish
$69,790
5,126 students
Washington Parish
$57,433
5,019 students
Central Community School District
$61,883
4,967 students
St. John the Baptist Parish
$68,159
5,382 students
Natchitoches Parish
$67,400
5,527 students

This is a sample of 6 from 68 Louisiana districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Avoyelles Parish
What is the average teacher salary in Avoyelles Parish?

The average teacher salary in Avoyelles Parish is $60,871 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Avoyelles Parish teacher pay compare to the Louisiana average?

Avoyelles Parish pays 8.8% less than the Louisiana state average of $66,733. The district's average is $60,871.

How does Avoyelles Parish teacher pay compare to the national average?

Avoyelles Parish pays 13.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,871.

What is the per-pupil spending in Avoyelles Parish?

Avoyelles Parish spends approximately $14,645 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Avoyelles Parish's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Avoyelles Parish's total expenditure of $74.4M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Avoyelles Parish's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.