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 Eunice.
K–43 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Eunice Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Eunice High SchoolThis district
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.