School district · Louisiana

Plaquemines Parish

Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana: 8 public schools with 3,510 students and 11.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,624 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
3,510
Students per teacher
11.8
LA 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,624
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)
299
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
319
LA 408 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 7.0

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
$16.8K15
$17.8K16
$15.7K17
$15.1K18
$16.3K19
$16.1K20
$16.6K21
$18.6K22
$19.7K23
$20.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.8% · $8.3M
State
9.7% · $16.8M
Local
86% · $147.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,950
Support services
$9,754
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.8M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Belle Chasse Elementary School
2–454314.0
Belle Chasse Primary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–139513.6
Boothville-Venice Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–627012.6
South Plaquemines Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–620510.6
Belle Chasse Middle School
5–865610.9
Belle Chasse High School
9–1288313.1
South Plaquemines High SchoolFree meals for all
7–123559.4
Phoenix High SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–122038.3

Sources

Address
1484 Woodland Hwy., Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Phone
(504)595-6400