School district · Louisiana
Lafayette Parish
Lafayette Parish in Louisiana: 45 public schools with 29,396 students and 17.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,043 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 45
- Students
- 29,396
- Students per teacher
- 17.6
- LA 13.7 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,043
- LA $15.6K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,673
- Counselors (FTE)
- 72.6
- Students per counselor
- 405
- LA 408 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 26.2
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Louisiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Louisiana: 43%48%proficient
−1.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 74% of school districts in Louisiana
Median 37% · 70 school districts compared
12,659 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Louisiana: 33%44%proficient
+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in Louisiana
Median 29% · 70 school districts compared
12,249 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 18% · $100.2M
- State
- 31% · $174.7M
- Local
- 52% · $293.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,246
- Support services
- $5,135
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $115.8M
- Long-term debt
- $296.7M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alice N. Boucher Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 442 | 14.6 | 20% | 18% |
Broadmoor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 749 | 16.0 | 62% | 65% |
Carencro Bob Lilly ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 705 | 14.1 | 29% | 28% |
Charles M. Burke Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 564 | 17.4 | 37% | 48% |
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 484 | 13.5 | 45% | 42% |
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 247 | 9.2 | 21% | 18% |
Duson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 229 | 15.2 | 55% | 54% |
Ernest Gallet Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 643 | 19.7 | 65% | 59% |
Evangeline Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 604 | 14.4 | 40% | 33% |
Green T. Lindon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 719 | 21.0 | 64% | 73% |
J. Wallace James Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 957 | 20.1 | 48% | 46% |
J.W. Faulk Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 424 | 14.3 | 23% | 24% |
Katharine Drexel Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 583 | 17.7 | 34% | 31% |
L. Leo Judice Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 371 | 29.2 | 80% | 70% |
Live Oak Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 520 | 16.1 | 29% | 26% |
Martial Billeaud Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 572 | 15.2 | 54% | 54% |
Milton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 1,261 | 20.0 | 70% | 64% |
Myrtle Place Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 384 | 18.0 | 79% | 80% |
Ossun Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 498 | 17.8 | 46% | 45% |
Prairie Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 663 | 17.3 | 54% | 52% |
Ridge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 592 | 19.5 | 53% | 44% |
S.J. Montgomery Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 663 | 14.6 | 27% | 21% |
Truman Early Childhood Education CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–K | 331 | 12.9 | — | — |
Westside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 597 | 15.2 | 34% | 25% |
Woodvale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 793 | 15.3 | 68% | 63% |
Acadian Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 340 | 13.8 | 24% | 16% |
Broussard Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 465 | 15.1 | 46% | 35% |
Carencro Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 585 | 16.3 | 29% | 20% |
Edgar Martin Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 641 | 15.2 | 63% | 59% |
Judice Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 442 | 23.3 | 45% | 34% |
L.J. Alleman Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 890 | 20.3 | 61% | 61% |
Lafayette Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 351 | 14.9 | 21% | 12% |
Paul Breaux Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 314 | 14.8 | 17% | 5.0% |
Scott Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 629 | 19.3 | 40% | 30% |
Youngsville Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 534 | 20.3 | 54% | 46% |
Acadiana High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,652 | 21.9 | — | — |
Carencro High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,116 | 17.8 | — | — |
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet AcademyCareer and technicalFree meals for all | 6–12 | 1,362 | 21.1 | 75% | 64% |
| 9–12 | 257 | 37.7 | — | — | |
Edward J Sam Accelerated School of LafayetteAlternative | 7–12 | 84 | 13.0 | — | — |
Lafayette High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,720 | 23.1 | — | — |
Northside High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 713 | 15.6 | — | — |
O. Comeaux High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 873 | 16.0 | — | — |
Southside High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,833 | 21.3 | — | — |
W. D. & Mary Baker Smith Career CenterCareer and technical | 8–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 202 Rue Iberville, Lafayette, LA 70508
- Phone
- (337)521-7270
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.