School district · Louisiana
St. John the Baptist Parish
St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana: 10 public schools with 5,039 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,147 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 5,039
- Students per teacher
- 12.7
- LA 13.7 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $18,147
- 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)
- 397
- Counselors (FTE)
- 19.6
- Students per counselor
- 257
- LA 408 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 1.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
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%34%proficient
+6.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in Louisiana
Median 37% · 70 school districts compared
2,183 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Louisiana: 33%26%proficient
+4.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 60% of school districts in Louisiana
Median 29% · 70 school districts compared
2,181 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
- 19% · $24.5M
- State
- 20% · $24.7M
- Local
- 61% · $77M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,916
- Support services
- $6,363
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $8.3M
- Long-term debt
- $92.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emily C. Watkins ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 551 | 12.2 | 36% | 23% |
Fifth Ward Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 306 | 11.9 | 19% | 15% |
Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet Schl.Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 305 | 9.7 | 36% | 26% |
John L. Ory Communications Magnet ElementaryFree meals for all | K–8 | 428 | 14.1 | 53% | 42% |
LaPlace Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 710 | 14.5 | 26% | 23% |
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 754 | 13.6 | 46% | 31% |
West St. John Elementary School (K-7)Free meals for all | Pre-K–7 | 188 | 7.9 | 24% | 29% |
East St. John Preparatory AcademyFree meals for all | 5–8 | 318 | 15.8 | 16% | 16% |
East St. John High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,293 | 14.4 | — | — |
West St. John High SchoolFree meals for all | 8–12 | 186 | 7.3 | 29% | 11% |
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
- 118 West Tenth Street, Reserve, LA 70084
- Phone
- (985)536-1106
- 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.