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West Feliciana Parish

West Feliciana Parish sits in the highest third of Louisiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $90,045 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for West Feliciana Parish come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$90,045
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$23,735
Per-pupil spending
2,245
Students enrolled
97th
Pct. in LA
$90,045

West Feliciana Parish sits in the highest third of Louisiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $90,045 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $90,045, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,245 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: West Feliciana Parish sits in the highest third of Louisiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $90,045 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 97th percentile for Louisiana
  • 85th percentile nationally
  • 26% 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.
  • West Feliciana Parish ranks #2 of 69 Louisiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #9 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
  • +21.5% 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, West Feliciana Parish's instructional payroll puts 64.0% into regular program , 6.9 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 West Feliciana LA median Gap
Regular program 64.0% 70.9% -6.9 pp
Special education 17.1% 13.9% +3.2 pp
Vocational programs 4.8% 3.9% +0.9 pp
Other programs 14.1% 9.5% +4.6 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 2201980 · FY2023.

LEAID 2201980 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

West Feliciana F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +35% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P97 in state RANK-NAT-MID P85 national PPE-HIGH $24K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,245 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Red FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $90,045 estimated average teacher salary · P97 in Louisiana · P85 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: St. ($8,146est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for West Feliciana

Salary neighbourhood · West Feliciana

West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana

West Feliciana Parish's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$90,045 Top 15% higher than 85% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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. West Feliciana 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

West Feliciana in Louisiana's upper-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 West Feliciana Parish ranks #2 of 69 Louisiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #9 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

West Feliciana 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 West Feliciana Parish

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +21.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Louisiana's statewide +11.5% by 10.0 points, a growth rate faster than 73% of the 70 Louisiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$90,045.384

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
$101,517

+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 West Feliciana Parish

What the Numbers Say About West Feliciana Parish

West Feliciana Parish is a small school district in Louisiana, serving 2,245 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,735. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $90,045, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2201980 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Louisiana statewide average of $66,733, teacher pay in West Feliciana Parish runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 34.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (28.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Louisiana, it pays more than 97% 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, West Feliciana Parish reports $53.3M in total expenditure against $46.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $7.8M, special-education teacher pay is $2.1M.

How does West Feliciana Parish compare?

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

West Feliciana Parish $90,045
Jefferson Parish $66,324
Louisiana avg $66,733
National avg $70,245

West Feliciana Parish pays +35.8% more than Jefferson Parish · per-pupil $23,735 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, West Feliciana Parish sits closest to Red River Parish; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is St. James 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. Red River Parish
  2. Recovery School District-LDE
  3. Plaquemines Parish
  4. City of Bogalusa School District
  5. Webster Parish
  6. Lincoln Parish
  7. St. Martin Parish
  8. St. James Parish
  9. Beauregard Parish
  10. Zachary Community School District
  11. City of Monroe School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. St. James Parish
  2. Bienville Parish
  3. City of Bogalusa School District
  4. City of Baker School District
  5. Iberville Parish
  6. St. John the Baptist Parish
  7. DeSoto Parish
  8. Morehouse Parish
  9. Plaquemines Parish
  10. East Carroll Parish
  11. West Baton Rouge Parish

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near West Feliciana Parish's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for West Feliciana Parish: closest on enrollment (2,245 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($90,045 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

$46.3M
Total Revenue
$53.3M
Total Expenditure
$13.6M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.8M
Regular Program
$2.1M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$1.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in West Feliciana 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 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% 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. Only second place separates it from the ceiling: among the 69 districts of comparable size, West Feliciana Parish is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below 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.

LaSalle Parish
$56,890
2,637 students
City of Bogalusa School District
$80,167
1,786 students
Pointe Coupee Parish
$64,038
2,710 students
East Feliciana Parish
$53,430
1,766 students
Claiborne Parish
$64,068
1,731 students
Franklin Parish
$56,612
2,850 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 West Feliciana Parish
What is the average teacher salary in West Feliciana Parish?

The average teacher salary in West Feliciana Parish is $90,045 (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 West Feliciana Parish teacher pay compare to the Louisiana average?

West Feliciana Parish pays 34.9% more than the Louisiana state average of $66,733. The district's average is $90,045.

How does West Feliciana Parish teacher pay compare to the national average?

West Feliciana Parish pays 28.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $90,045.

What is the per-pupil spending in West Feliciana Parish?

West Feliciana Parish spends approximately $23,735 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 26% of West Feliciana Parish's total expenditure of $53.3M (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. West Feliciana 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.