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Louisiana Schools Basics

  • Established 1946
  • Currently open to new hires
  • Plan covers state and local employees
  • Plan members not covered by Social Security
  • Multiple employer, cost sharing plan

Assets, Participants, and Benefits

Assets at Year-End, Louisiana Schools, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Net Assets (billions)
2001 1.49
2002 1.38
2003 1.34
2004 1.43
2005 1.49
2006 1.50
2007 1.66
2008 1.51
2009 1.20
2010 1.29
2011 1.52
2012 1.50
2013 1.64
2014 1.86
2015 1.85
2016 1.77
2017 1.92
2018 1.95
2019 1.94
2020 1.85
2021 2.24
2022 2.14
2023 2.21

Source: Public Plans Database

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Number of Actives per Annuitant, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Louisiana Schools US State and Local Pensions
2001 1.4 2.4
2002 1.4 2.3
2003 1.3 2.2
2004 1.3 2.1
2005 1.2 2.1
2006 1.1 2.0
2007 1.0 2.0
2008 1.0 1.9
2009 1.0 1.9
2010 1.0 1.8
2011 1.0 1.7
2012 0.9 1.6
2013 0.9 1.5
2014 0.9 1.4
2015 0.9 1.4
2016 0.9 1.4
2017 0.9 1.4
2018 0.9 1.3
2019 0.8 1.3
2020 0.8 1.3
2021 0.8 1.2
2022 0.8 1.2
2023 0.8 1.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Costs

Employer's Annual Required Contribution as a Percentage of Payroll and Portion Paid for Louisiana Schools, 2006-2023

Fiscal Year Portion of Employer ARC paid Portion of Employer ARC left unpaid US Avg Employer ARC ARC as a Percent of Payroll
2006 18.2 3.1 14.3 21.2
2007 19.5 0.0 13.9 18.0
2008 17.9 0.0 12.8 17.3
2009 17.7 0.7 14.4 18.4
2010 17.4 7.1 15.5 24.5
2011 24.6 5.3 16.4 29.9
2012 29.8 3.4 18.1 33.2
2013 29.6 0.2 20.3 29.8
2014 33.7 0.0 20.6 33.1
2015 33.0 0.0 20.6 33.0
2016 30.2 0.0 21.5 28.7
2017 27.3 1.1 21.4 28.4
2018 27.6 0.0 22.5 27.6
2019 28.0 0.0 22.6 28.0
2020 29.4 0.0 23.4 29.4
2021 28.7 0.0 23.6 28.7
2022 28.7 0.0 24.1 28.7
2023 27.6 0.0 23.6 27.6

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Actuarial Funding

Actuarial Funded Ratio for Louisiana Schools, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Louisiana Schools National Data
2001 103.0 101.7
2002 90.6 94.6
2003 79.1 88.8
2004 75.8 87.0
2005 75.3 85.4
2006 79.1 85.2
2007 80.0 86.3
2008 76.6 84.4
2009 65.5 78.4
2010 61.0 75.7
2011 59.9 74.3
2012 61.6 72.3
2013 62.1 71.8
2014 66.9 73.2
2015 70.7 73.2
2016 72.5 71.6
2017 74.2 72.0
2018 74.6 72.4
2019 74.4 72.5
2020 74.1 72.6
2021 75.7 75.8
2022 75.5 76.2
2023 77.4 74.2

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Investments

Asset Allocation for Louisiana Schools, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 28.6
Fixed Income 27.7
Private Equity 14.0
Real Estate 16.7
Cash 0.8
Other 0.0
Commodities 12.2
Hedge Fund 0.0
Misc. Alternatives 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Asset Allocation for State and Local Pensions, 2023

Category Percent
Equities 42.2
Fixed Income 20.5
Private Equity 14.0
Real Estate 10.5
Cash 1.8
Other 0.1
Commodities 2.7
Hedge Fund 6.6
Misc. Alternatives 1.8

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Asset allocation for Louisiana Schools, 2006-2023

Fiscal Year Equities Fixed Income Private Equity Real Estate Cash Other Commodities Hedge Fund Misc. Alternatives
2006 59.6 34.0 0.0 3.2 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 61.9 26.6 0.4 6.4 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 59.6 28.5 1.0 6.6 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 58.5 32.9 1.8 5.4 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 59.1 31.7 2.8 4.5 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 61.5 25.9 5.0 6.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 61.4 25.3 4.3 8.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
2013 62.7 22.5 5.0 8.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
2014 60.7 20.7 6.2 9.1 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015 62.1 21.2 5.4 10.3 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
2016 48.7 33.1 5.1 11.8 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
2017 53.5 29.5 4.5 10.5 1.2 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0
2018 57.6 26.4 4.8 8.2 0.8 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0
2019 49.6 28.0 3.6 12.1 1.3 0.0 5.5 0.0 0.0
2020 46.4 25.8 3.0 7.7 0.2 4.9 7.1 4.9 0.0
2021 45.2 25.4 4.5 6.1 0.5 5.1 7.1 6.1 0.0
2022 30.4 28.7 7.3 8.1 1.4 0.0 13.0 11.1 0.0
2023 28.6 27.7 14.0 16.7 0.8 0.0 12.2 0.0 0.0

Source: Public Plans Database

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Annual Return as of June 30 for Louisiana Schools, 2001-2023

Fiscal Year Louisiana Schools Assumed return
2001 -1.87 null
2002 -2.37 null
2003 3.75 7.50
2004 12.07 7.50
2005 8.19 7.50
2006 9.74 7.50
2007 15.52 7.50
2008 -4.83 7.50
2009 -16.54 7.50
2010 13.29 7.50
2011 23.95 7.50
2012 2.46 7.50
2013 14.11 7.50
2014 17.16 7.50
2015 3.13 7.00
2016 -0.19 7.13
2017 14.37 7.13
2018 6.62 7.06
2019 5.17 7.00
2020 0.27 7.00
2021 28.38 7.00
2022 -0.87 6.80
2023 7.22 6.80

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Cash Flows

Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Louisiana Schools
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Cash Flow Assets
2001 -70.8 1,486.3
2002 -74.9 1,377.0
2003 -82.9 1,344.2
2004 -67.5 1,434.8
2005 -59.5 1,490.4
2006 -70.0 1,504.4
2007 -69.5 1,656.6
2008 -68.3 1,512.2
2009 -60.4 1,203.7
2010 -67.6 1,285.9
2011 -56.9 1,516.6
2012 -53.0 1,497.1
2013 -54.3 1,641.2
2014 -52.7 1,857.4
2015 -60.0 1,851.5
2016 -73.2 1,767.8
2017 -84.5 1,922.7
2018 -91.1 1,946.1
2019 -94.1 1,940.4
2020 -87.7 1,845.6
2021 -86.5 2,243.1
2022 -87.6 2,141.8
2023 -88.5 2,206.7

Source: Public Plans Database

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Note: The PPD average is for plans with a similar fiscal year end (FYE) date to the plan presented on this page.


Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Louisiana Schools
2001-2023

Fiscal Year Louisiana Schools National Average
2001 -4.8 -2.0
2002 -5.4 -2.4
2003 -6.2 -2.5
2004 -4.7 -1.8
2005 -4.0 -2.2
2006 -4.7 -2.2
2007 -4.2 -2.0
2008 -4.5 -2.1
2009 -5.0 -3.1
2010 -5.3 -3.2
2011 -3.7 -3.0
2012 -3.5 -3.2
2013 -3.3 -3.1
2014 -2.8 -2.9
2015 -3.2 -2.7
2016 -4.1 -2.9
2017 -4.4 -2.8
2018 -4.7 -2.4
2019 -4.8 -2.4
2020 -4.8 -2.3
2021 -3.9 -2.0
2022 -4.1 -1.9
2023 -4.0 -1.9

Source: Public Plans Database

National data averages are weighted by plan size.

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Benefits

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