School district · Louisiana

Orleans Parish

Orleans Parish in Louisiana: 6 public schools with 2,322 students and 11.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $50,343 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6; 4 charter
Students: 2,322
Students per teacher: 11.1; LA 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $50,343; 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): 208
Counselors (FTE): 2.0
Students per counselor: 1,161; LA 408 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

37%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 49% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 37% · 70 school districts compared

18,556 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Louisiana: 33%

24%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 67% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 29% · 70 school districts compared

18,251 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$13.6K15

$13.3K16

$12.8K17

$20.7K18

$24.4K19

$23.4K20

$30.0K21

$45.7K22

$40.0K23

$50.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 8.3% · $65.6M
State: 32% · $250.5M
Local: 60% · $471.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,354
Support services: $38,266
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $23.7M
Long-term debt: $0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4High schools: 1Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and ScienceCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	739	13.2	36%	20%	New Orleans
Elan Academy Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	436	7.9	29%	20%	New Orleans
Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/TechnologyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	659	11.8	39%	22%	New Orleans
The Leah Chase School	K–5	294	11.8	25%	9.0%	New Orleans
The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young MenCharterFree meals for all	8–12	77	4.8	—	—	New Orleans
Travis Hill SchoolAlternative	3–12	117	—	—	—	New Orleans

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.

Sources

Address: 2401 Westbend Parkway, New Orleans, LA 70114
Phone: (504)304-5680

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.