School district · Louisiana

St. Landry Parish

St. Landry Parish in Louisiana: 34 public schools with 10,982 students and 11.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,196 per student in FY2024.

Schools
34
1 charter
Students
10,982
Students per teacher
11.9
LA 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,196
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)
922
Counselors (FTE)
18.9
Students per counselor
582
LA 408 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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

−0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 37% · 70 school districts compared

4,598 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Louisiana: 33%

25%proficient

+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 61% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 29% · 70 school districts compared

4,597 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
$9.4K15
$9.6K16
$9.7K17
$10.1K18
$10.9K19
$11.2K20
$12.9K21
$14.1K22
$14.3K23
$15.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
35% · $79.3M
State
38% · $85.3M
Local
27% · $61.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,317
Support services
$5,820
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$31.1M
Long-term debt
$9.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 16Middle schools: 9High schools: 9
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Cankton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–450412.931%28%
East Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–431013.452%52%
Ecole Saint-LandryCharterFree meals for all
K–421312.252%28%
Eunice Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–418813.522%18%
Glendale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–425914.442%19%
Pre-K–426912.238%32%
Pre-K–426413.655%49%
Grolee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–440412.626%15%
Pre-K–821111.953%35%
Lawtell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–856714.227%15%
Leonville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–861615.348%27%
Northeast Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–42329.328%12%
Palmetto Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–622310.659%56%
Pre-K–453312.737%32%
Pre-K–442713.740%50%
Pre-K–61159.220%8.0%
Arnaudville Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–819310.948%40%
Central Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–625113.444%26%
Creswell Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–61628.137%18%
Eunice Junior High SchoolFree meals for all
7–827610.835%24%
7–831410.215%2.0%
Opelousas Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–61327.422%7.0%
Plaisance Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–81769.838%15%
Port Barre Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–828613.836%33%
Sunset Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–834816.536%12%
Beau Chene High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1276715.1——
9–120———
Eunice High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1260613.0——
7–1228910.466%48%
North Central High SchoolFree meals for all
7–122206.133%16%
Northwest High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1257514.0——
9–1269812.1——
Port Barre High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1235410.5——
9–120———

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
1013 Creswell Lane, Opelousas, LA 70570
Phone
(337)948-3657