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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 Larose.
PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Larose-Cut Off Middle SchoolThis 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.