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Calcasieu Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Iowa, Vinton and DeQuincy.
Students
27,851
Schools
56
Spent per student
$17,252
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$278.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Calcasieu Parish School District
- School Grade A−: better than 81% of Louisiana districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts above the state
- Spends 10% more per student than the LA average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $278.9M, about $10,015 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Prien.
PK–5St. John Elementary SchoolThis district
6–814 middle schoolsThis district
9–1211 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency30%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,252 per student · 10% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 28%Federal 21%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
27,781’20
27,138’21
29,320’22
29,282’23
27,851’24
About steady.
Students
White 56%Black 30%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
56 public schools.
Moss Bluff Elementary School
A−969 students14:1
A. A. Nelson Elementary School
B+736 students15:1
St. John Elementary School
B+670 students13:1
Gillis Elementary School
B650 students12:1
Maplewood Elementary
B−640 students13:1
Prien Lake Elementary School
A639 students13:1
E. K. Key Elementary School
B+546 students12:1
J. I. Watson Elementary School
B−531 students13:1
Frasch Elementary School
A522 students12:1
Fairview Elementary School
D518 students11:1
Combre-Fondel Elementary School
D426 students14:1
Westwood Elementary School
412 students13:1
Cypress Cove Elementary School
A−399 students11:1
LeBleu Settlement Elementary School
A386 students14:1
Vinton Elementary School
B374 students13:1
W. T. Henning Elementary School
B−369 students11:1
Dolby Elementary School
A360 students12:1
Western Heights Elementary School
B+343 students15:1
Henry Heights Elementary School
C315 students9:1
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School
C308 students10:1
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School
A+300 students19:1
Vincent Settlement Elementary School
A284 students12:1
Richard W. Vincent Elementary School
B−283 students11:1
College Oaks Elementary School
C−278 students10:1
Brentwood Elementary School
C−272 students10:1
Oak Park Elementary School
C−259 students10:1
DeQuincy Primary School
239 students13:1
DeQuincy Elementary School
B−222 students14:1
Pearl Watson Elementary School
C−219 students11:1
Barbe Elementary School
C179 students12:1
T. H. Watkins Elementary School
B−165 students10:1
John J. Johnson II Elementary School
131 students11:1
Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School
D92 students7:1
S. J. Welsh Middle School
B1,011 students11:1
Moss Bluff Middle School
B781 students13:1
W. W. Lewis Middle School
B+757 students12:1
F. K. White Middle School
B−614 students9:1
Oak Park Middle School
C−388 students9:1
S. P. Arnett Middle School
B374 students13:1
LeBlanc Middle School
B−366 students11:1
Maplewood Middle School
B+319 students10:1
Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School
D265 students9:1
DeQuincy Middle School
C208 students11:1
Vinton Middle School
C+191 students9:1
Sulphur High School
B+1,911 students14:1
Alfred M. Barbe High School
A−1,908 students17:1
Sam Houston High School
A−1,141 students15:1
Iowa High School
B1,007 students13:1
LaGrange High School
C−881 students9:1
Washington/Marion Magnet High School
D597 students13:1
Westlake High School
B+487 students10:1
DeQuincy High School
B279 students9:1
Vinton High School
B242 students9:1
Bell City High School
B+785 students12:1
Starks High School
C284 students8:1
Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children
19 students5:1
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.