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Calcasieu Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Iowa, Vinton and DeQuincy.
Students
27,851
Schools
56
Spent per student
$17,252
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$278.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Calcasieu Parish School District
- School Grade A−: better than 81% of Louisiana districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts above the state
- Spends 10% more per student than the LA average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $278.9M, about $10,015 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Carlyss.
PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–1214 schoolsThis district
1211 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency30%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,252 per student · 10% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 28%Federal 21%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
27,781’20
27,138’21
29,320’22
29,282’23
27,851’24
About steady.
Students
White 56%Black 30%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
56 public schools.
Moss Bluff Elementary School
A−969 students14:1
A. A. Nelson Elementary School
B+736 students15:1
St. John Elementary School
B+670 students13:1
Gillis Elementary School
B650 students12:1
Maplewood Elementary
B−640 students13:1
Prien Lake Elementary School
A639 students13:1
E. K. Key Elementary School
B+546 students12:1
J. I. Watson Elementary School
B−531 students13:1
Frasch Elementary School
A522 students12:1
Fairview Elementary School
D518 students11:1
Combre-Fondel Elementary School
D426 students14:1
Westwood Elementary School
412 students13:1
Cypress Cove Elementary School
A−399 students11:1
LeBleu Settlement Elementary School
A386 students14:1
Vinton Elementary School
B374 students13:1
W. T. Henning Elementary School
B−369 students11:1
Dolby Elementary School
A360 students12:1
Western Heights Elementary School
B+343 students15:1
Henry Heights Elementary School
C315 students9:1
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School
C308 students10:1
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School
A+300 students19:1
Vincent Settlement Elementary School
A284 students12:1
Richard W. Vincent Elementary School
B−283 students11:1
College Oaks Elementary School
C−278 students10:1
Brentwood Elementary School
C−272 students10:1
Oak Park Elementary School
C−259 students10:1
DeQuincy Primary School
239 students13:1
DeQuincy Elementary School
B−222 students14:1
Pearl Watson Elementary School
C−219 students11:1
Barbe Elementary School
C179 students12:1
T. H. Watkins Elementary School
B−165 students10:1
John J. Johnson II Elementary School
131 students11:1
Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School
D92 students7:1
S. J. Welsh Middle School
B1,011 students11:1
Moss Bluff Middle School
B781 students13:1
W. W. Lewis Middle School
B+757 students12:1
F. K. White Middle School
B−614 students9:1
Oak Park Middle School
C−388 students9:1
S. P. Arnett Middle School
B374 students13:1
LeBlanc Middle School
B−366 students11:1
Maplewood Middle School
B+319 students10:1
Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School
D265 students9:1
DeQuincy Middle School
C208 students11:1
Vinton Middle School
C+191 students9:1
Sulphur High School
B+1,911 students14:1
Alfred M. Barbe High School
A−1,908 students17:1
Sam Houston High School
A−1,141 students15:1
Iowa High School
B1,007 students13:1
LaGrange High School
C−881 students9:1
Washington/Marion Magnet High School
D597 students13:1
Westlake High School
B+487 students10:1
DeQuincy High School
B279 students9:1
Vinton High School
B242 students9:1
Bell City High School
B+785 students12:1
Starks High School
C284 students8:1
Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children
19 students5:1
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.