B+
St. Landry Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 12 towns
Serves Opelousas, Eunice, Sunset, Port Barre, Leonville, Arnaudville, Grand Coteau, Krotz Springs, Melville, Washington, Cankton and Palmetto.
Students
10,982
Schools
34
Spent per student
$15,196
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$29.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about St. Landry Parish School District
- School Grade B+: better than 65% of Louisiana districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 10.8% since 2020
- Debt of $29.9M, about $2,720 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cankton.
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency20%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,196 per student · 3% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 38%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 38%Federal 35%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
12,317’20
12,042’21
12,415’22
11,980’23
10,982’24
Down 10.8% since 2020.
Students
Black 54%White 37%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
34 public schools.
Leonville Elementary School
B+616 students15:1
Lawtell Elementary School
C567 students14:1
Park Vista Elementary School
C533 students13:1
Cankton Elementary School
C+504 students13:1
Port Barre Elementary School
B+427 students14:1
Grolee Elementary School
D404 students13:1
East Elementary School
A310 students13:1
Grand Coteau Elementary School
C−269 students12:1
Grand Prairie Elementary School
B264 students14:1
Glendale Elementary School
B+259 students14:1
Northeast Elementary School
D232 students9:1
Palmetto Elementary School
A223 students11:1
Ecole Saint-Landry
213 students12:1
Krotz Springs Elementary School
B211 students12:1
Eunice Elementary School
C+188 students13:1
Washington Elementary School
C−115 students9:1
Sunset Middle School
C348 students16:1
Opelousas Junior High School
D314 students10:1
Port Barre Middle School
B286 students14:1
Eunice Junior High School
B276 students11:1
Central Middle School
C+251 students13:1
Arnaudville Middle School
B−193 students11:1
Plaisance Middle School
C+176 students10:1
Creswell Middle School
C−162 students8:1
Opelousas Middle School
D132 students7:1
Beau Chene High School
C+767 students15:1
Opelousas Senior High School
C−698 students12:1
Eunice High School
B+606 students13:1
Northwest High School
C−575 students14:1
Port Barre High School
B+354 students11:1
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts
A289 students10:1
North Central High School
C220 students6:1
Eunice Career & Technical Education Center
0 students0:1
Washington Career & Technical Education Center
0 students0:1
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.