School district · Louisiana
St. Mary Parish
St. Mary Parish in Louisiana: 21 public schools with 7,153 students and 14.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,944 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 21
- Students
- 7,153
- Students per teacher
- 14.0
- LA 13.7 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,944
- 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)
- 511
- Counselors (FTE)
- 13.0
- Students per counselor
- 551
- LA 408 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 18.0
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
−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 49% of school districts in Louisiana
Median 37% · 70 school districts compared
2,905 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Louisiana: 33%32%proficient
+0.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 51% of school districts in Louisiana
Median 29% · 70 school districts compared
2,785 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
- 20% · $28.1M
- State
- 38% · $53.3M
- Local
- 42% · $58.1M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,583
- Support services
- $6,402
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $15.2M
- Long-term debt
- $24.1M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayou Vista Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 340 | 12.6 | 56% | 49% |
Berwick Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 420 | 12.9 | 51% | 48% |
Hattie A. Watts Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 601 | 14.9 | 35% | 31% |
J.S. Aucoin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 237 | 12.3 | 44% | 50% |
Julia B. Maitland SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 199 | 13.1 | 39% | 37% |
LaGrange Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 221 | 15.8 | 18% | 17% |
M.E. Norman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 335 | 15.6 | 26% | 16% |
Raintree Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 254 | 10.7 | 41% | 33% |
W.P. Foster Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 222 | 13.9 | 17% | 19% |
Wyandotte Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 300 | 13.6 | 50% | 52% |
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 150 | 11.9 | 39% | 21% |
Berwick Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 325 | 13.9 | 44% | 35% |
Franklin Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 196 | 14.9 | 19% | 12% |
Morgan City Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 412 | 14.4 | 29% | 14% |
Patterson Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 374 | 15.8 | 41% | 37% |
Berwick High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 469 | 16.2 | — | — |
Franklin Senior High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 304 | 15.5 | — | — |
Morgan City High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 650 | 15.2 | — | — |
Patterson High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 439 | 18.0 | — | — |
West St. Mary High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 276 | 13.6 | — | — |
Centerville High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 429 | 10.1 | 34% | 33% |
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
- 474 Highway 317, Centerville, LA 70522
- Phone
- (337)836-9661
- 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.