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Lafourche Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Thibodaux, Lockport and Golden Meadow.
Students
13,326
Schools
30
Spent per student
$12,829
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$190.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Lafourche Parish School District
- School Grade A: better than 85% of Louisiana districts
- Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 13 pts above the state
- Spends 18% less per student than the LA average
- 17 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.5% since 2020
- Debt of $190.9M, about $14,325 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Chackbay.
PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–87 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency31%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,829 per student · 18% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 42%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 36%Federal 17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
14,104’20
13,776’21
13,970’22
14,005’23
13,326’24
Down 5.5% since 2020.
Students
White 59%Black 19%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
30 public schools.
Thibodaux Elementary School
575 students14:1
Bayou Community Academy Charter School
A+499 students17:1
W.S. Lafargue Elementary School
C+457 students15:1
Bayou Blue Elementary School
454 students15:1
Lockport Lower Elementary School
429 students15:1
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School
B+427 students16:1
Cut Off Elementary School
B+395 students14:1
C.M. Washington Elementary School
C392 students13:1
Galliano Elementary School
B+383 students16:1
Lockport Upper Elementary School
A374 students18:1
South Larose Elementary School
B+349 students14:1
Chackbay Elementary School
A344 students14:1
Raceland Lower Elementary School
330 students14:1
Raceland Upper Elementary School
C+302 students14:1
St. Charles Elementary School
A253 students15:1
Bayou Boeuf Elementary School
B+209 students13:1
North Larose Elementary School
A202 students11:1
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School
155 students17:1
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School
B−125 students15:1
Thibodaux Middle School
C+592 students14:1
Larose-Cut Off Middle School
A−430 students16:1
Bayou Blue Middle School
B396 students17:1
Lockport Middle School
A−331 students16:1
Golden Meadow Middle School
B+318 students15:1
Raceland Middle School
C+289 students15:1
Sixth Ward Middle School
A+236 students12:1
Central Lafourche High School
B+1,307 students23:1
Thibodaux High School
B1,306 students21:1
South Lafourche High School
A−990 students19:1
Virtual Academy of Lafourche
B477 students1590:1
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.