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Acadia Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Crowley, Rayne, Church Point, Iota, Duson, Morse, Mermentau and Estherwood, and parts of Eunice.
Students
9,043
Schools
27
Spent per student
$13,594
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
What stands out about Acadia Parish School District
- School Grade A−: better than 80% of Louisiana districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 13% less per student than the LA average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 5.8% since 2020
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Midland.
PK–812 schoolsThis district
814 middle schoolsThis district
812 middle schoolsThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency32%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,594 per student · 13% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 37%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 42%Federal 34%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,603’20
9,365’21
9,601’22
9,459’23
9,043’24
Down 5.8% since 2020.
Students
White 65%Black 24%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
27 public schools.
Mire Elementary School
A−662 students18:1
Iota Elementary School
A−585 students18:1
Church Point Elementary School
B491 students17:1
Richard Elementary School
A−458 students16:1
Branch Elementary School
A374 students17:1
South Crowley Elementary School
C+320 students15:1
Martin Petitjean Elementary School
B+306 students16:1
Ross Elementary School
D256 students13:1
North Crowley Elementary School
B−254 students13:1
Egan Elementary School
A+240 students16:1
Morse Elementary School
B+229 students17:1
South Rayne Elementary School
B−219 students16:1
Crowley Kindergarten School
208 students19:1
Estherwood Elementary School
A−203 students17:1
Central Rayne Kindergarten School
173 students16:1
Evangeline Elementary School
A159 students12:1
Mermentau Elementary School
A+142 students13:1
Crowley Middle School
D394 students14:1
Armstrong Middle School
C+304 students15:1
Church Point Middle School
C+262 students14:1
Iota Middle School
A−235 students15:1
Rayne High School
B+653 students16:1
Iota High School
A−566 students18:1
Church Point High School
C504 students16:1
Crowley High School
C+495 students12:1
Midland High School
A−317 students14:1
AMIKids Acadiana
C+34 students113:1
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.