Orleans Parish School District
Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Displayed below are the facts and figures for the Orleans Parish School District collected for the year 2012.

This school district oversees the following schools:

District Facts

Fall Enrollment 10,881 pupils
State Louisiana
County Orleans Parish
Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) New Orleans-Metairie, LA
Combined Statistical Area (CSA) New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS

Total Revenue

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue $383,222
Total Revenue from Federal Sources $57,014
Compensatory (Title I) $20,893
Children with disabilities $8,838
Child Nutrition Act $4,190
All other federal aid $23,093
Total Revenue from State Sources $49,016
General formula assistance $45,344
Special education programs $190
Transportation programs $0
All other state revenue $3,482
Total Revenue from Local Sources $277,192
All taxes $211,269
Property taxes $120,448
Parent government contributions $0
Revenue from cities and counties $5,604
Revenue from other school systems $9
Charges $1,648
Other local revenues $58,662

Total Expenditure

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Expenditure $243,529
Total Current Spending $191,376
Total salaries and wages $82,284
Total employee benefit payments $31,032
Total Current Spending for Instruction $88,708
Salaries and wages for instruction $49,798
Employee benefits for instruction $19,804
Total Current Spending for Support Services $89,498
Pupil support $10,473
Instructional staff support $11,082
General administration $14,128
School administration $14,040
Other and nonspecified $39,775
Other Current Spending $13,170
Total Capital Outlay Expenditure $33,793
Payments to Other Governments $44
Interest on School System Indebtedness $18,316
Long-term debt outstanding at end of the fiscal year $369,508
Long-term debt issued during the fiscal year $88,867
Long-term debt retired during the fiscal year $100,982

Total Revenue (percent)

Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue 100.0%
Total Revenue from Federal Sources 14.9%
Compensatory (Title I) 5.5%
Total Revenue from State Sources 12.8%
General formula assistance 11.8%
Total Revenue from Local Sources 72.3%
Taxes and parent government contributions 55.1%
Revenue from other local governments 1.5%
Charges 0.4%

Total Spending (per pupil)

Total Elementary-Secondary Spending (per pupil) $17,588
Per-pupil salaries and wages $7,562
Per-pupil employee benefit payments $2,852
Per-pupil Current Spending for Instruction $8,153
Salaries and wages $4,577
Employee benefits $1,820
Per-pupil Current Spending for Support Services $4,577
Pupil support $963
Instructional staff support $1,018
General administration $1,298
School administration $1,290