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Acadia Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Crowley, Rayne, Church Point, Iota, Duson, Morse, Mermentau and Estherwood, and parts of Eunice.
Students
9,043
Schools
27
Spent per student
$13,594
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
What stands out about Acadia Parish School District
- School Grade A−: better than 80% of Louisiana districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 13% less per student than the LA average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.8% since 2020
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Branch.
PK–8Branch Elementary SchoolThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency32%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,594 per student · 13% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 37%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 42%Federal 34%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,603’20
9,365’21
9,601’22
9,459’23
9,043’24
Down 5.8% since 2020.
Students
White 65%Black 24%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
27 public schools.
Mire Elementary School
A−662 students18:1
Iota Elementary School
A−585 students18:1
Church Point Elementary School
B491 students17:1
Richard Elementary School
A−458 students16:1
Branch Elementary School
A374 students17:1
South Crowley Elementary School
C+320 students15:1
Martin Petitjean Elementary School
B+306 students16:1
Ross Elementary School
D256 students13:1
North Crowley Elementary School
B−254 students13:1
Egan Elementary School
A+240 students16:1
Morse Elementary School
B+229 students17:1
South Rayne Elementary School
B−219 students16:1
Crowley Kindergarten School
208 students19:1
Estherwood Elementary School
A−203 students17:1
Central Rayne Kindergarten School
173 students16:1
Evangeline Elementary School
A159 students12:1
Mermentau Elementary School
A+142 students13:1
Crowley Middle School
D394 students14:1
Armstrong Middle School
C+304 students15:1
Church Point Middle School
C+262 students14:1
Iota Middle School
A−235 students15:1
Rayne High School
B+653 students16:1
Iota High School
A−566 students18:1
Church Point High School
C504 students16:1
Crowley High School
C+495 students12:1
Midland High School
A−317 students14:1
AMIKids Acadiana
C+34 students113:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.