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DeSoto Parish

DeSoto Parish spends $20,810 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Louisiana districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for DeSoto Parish come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,790
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$20,810
Per-pupil spending
5,126
Students enrolled
71st
Pct. in LA
$69,790

DeSoto Parish spends $20,810 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Louisiana districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $69,790, near the national average of $70,245, serving 5,126 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: DeSoto Parish spends $20,810 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Louisiana districts with a reliable figure.
  • 71st percentile for Louisiana
  • 59th 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.
  • DeSoto Parish ranks #20 of 69 Louisiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #12 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
  • +8.1% 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, DeSoto Parish's instructional payroll puts 13.8% into other programs , 4.3 points above the state median of 9.5%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program DeSoto Parish LA median Gap
Regular program 68.0% 70.9% -3.0 pp
Special education 13.4% 13.9% -0.5 pp
Vocational programs 4.8% 3.9% +0.9 pp
Other programs 13.8% 9.5% +4.3 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 2200510 · FY2023.

LEAID 2200510 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

DeSoto Parish F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P71 in state RANK-NAT-MID P59 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-MID 5,126 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Iberville FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,790 estimated average teacher salary · P71 in Louisiana · P59 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Iberville ($7est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for DeSoto Parish

Salary neighbourhood · DeSoto Parish

DeSoto Parish already leads 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 DeSoto Parish

DeSoto Parish's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,790 Top 41% higher than 59% 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. DeSoto 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

What stands out about DeSoto Parish

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +8.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Louisiana's statewide +11.5% by 3.4 points, a growth rate faster than 13% of the 70 Louisiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$69,790.01

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
$78,681

+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 DeSoto Parish

What the Numbers Say About DeSoto Parish

DeSoto Parish is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Louisiana, serving 5,126 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,810. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,790, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2200510 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Louisiana statewide average of $66,733, teacher pay in DeSoto Parish runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 4.6% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Louisiana, it pays more than 71% 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, DeSoto Parish reports $106.7M in total expenditure against $129.4M 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 $14.9M, special-education teacher pay is $2.9M.

How does DeSoto Parish compare?

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

DeSoto Parish $69,790
Jefferson Parish $66,324
Louisiana avg $66,733
National avg $70,245

DeSoto Parish pays +5.2% more than Jefferson Parish · per-pupil $20,810 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, DeSoto Parish sits closest to Iberville Parish; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Morehouse 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. Iberville Parish
  2. Evangeline Parish
  3. Terrebonne Parish
  4. Iberia Parish
  5. West Baton Rouge Parish
  6. City of Monroe School District
  7. St. John the Baptist Parish
  8. St. Mary Parish
  9. Ouachita Parish
  10. Zachary Community School District
  11. Natchitoches Parish
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Morehouse Parish
  2. Plaquemines Parish
  3. St. John the Baptist Parish
  4. West Baton Rouge Parish
  5. Union Parish
  6. Madison Parish
  7. Richland Parish
  8. City of Bogalusa School District
  9. Caldwell Parish
  10. Jackson Parish
  11. West Feliciana Parish

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for DeSoto Parish: closest on enrollment (5,126 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,790 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

$129.4M
Total Revenue
$106.7M
Total Expenditure
$27.1M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$14.9M
Regular Program
$2.9M
Special Education
$1.0M
Vocational
$3.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in DeSoto 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 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% 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. DeSoto Parish places 20 of 69 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

Franklin Parish
$56,612
2,850 students
St. Martin Parish
$73,663
7,537 students
Pointe Coupee Parish
$64,038
2,710 students
LaSalle Parish
$56,890
2,637 students
West Feliciana Parish
$90,045
2,245 students
St. Mary Parish
$68,057
8,054 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 DeSoto Parish
What is the average teacher salary in DeSoto Parish?

The average teacher salary in DeSoto Parish is $69,790 (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 DeSoto Parish teacher pay compare to the Louisiana average?

DeSoto Parish pays 4.6% more than the Louisiana state average of $66,733. The district's average is $69,790.

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

DeSoto Parish pays 0.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,790.

What is the per-pupil spending in DeSoto Parish?

DeSoto Parish spends approximately $20,810 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 25% of DeSoto Parish's total expenditure of $106.7M (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. DeSoto 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.