B−
Tangipahoa Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Hammond, Ponchatoula, Amite City, Independence, Kentwood, Roseland, Tickfaw and Tangipahoa.
Students
19,077
Schools
33
Spent per student
$14,182
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$14.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Tangipahoa Parish School District
- School Grade B−: better than 54% of Louisiana districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the LA average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $14.4M, about $756 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Natalbany.
PK–3Midway Elementary SchoolThis district
4–8Natalbany MiddleThis district
9–127 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency18%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)78%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,182 per student · 9% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 43%Federal 24%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
19,259’20
19,061’21
20,700’22
20,513’23
19,077’24
About steady.
Students
Black 48%White 35%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
33 public schools.
Hammond Eastside Magnet
B−1,340 students13:1
Champ Cooper Elementary School
B−1,163 students15:1
Hammond Westside Montessori
C−1,022 students11:1
Loranger Elementary School
C−800 students16:1
D.C. Reeves Elementary School
C+688 students14:1
Tucker Memorial Elementary School
633 students16:1
Independence Leadership Academy
C−548 students13:1
Woodland Park Magnet
D458 students12:1
Midway Elementary School
C−440 students12:1
Amite Elementary Magnet School
C431 students12:1
Chesbrough Elementary School
B424 students13:1
Lucille Nesom Memorial
C−414 students10:1
Roseland Montessori
C+412 students12:1
Perrin Early Learning Center
338 students10:1
O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy
D−314 students10:1
Spring Creek Elementary School
B−292 students12:1
Southeastern LA University Lab School
A257 students18:1
Ponchatoula Junior High School
C+723 students14:1
Loranger Middle School
C590 students14:1
Martha Vinyard Elementary School
B−589 students14:1
Greenville Park Leadership Academy
D384 students11:1
Natalbany Middle
C−347 students11:1
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School
C306 students13:1
Amite Westside Middle Magnet
D279 students10:1
Ponchatoula High School
B2,067 students17:1
Hammond High Magnet School
C1,606 students15:1
Loranger High School
B−616 students14:1
Independence High Magnet
C−490 students11:1
Jewel M. Sumner High School
C+428 students15:1
Amite High Magnet
D347 students11:1
Kentwood High Magnet School
D259 students9:1
TPSS Advanced College and Career Magnet Center
0 students0:1
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center
C+72 students10:1
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.