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Jefferson Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Kenner, Gretna, Harahan, Westwego, Jean Lafitte and Grand Isle.
Students
46,790
Schools
75
Spent per student
$14,671
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$134.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Jefferson Parish School District
- School Grade B: better than 64% of Louisiana districts
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 6% less per student than the LA average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 6.5% since 2020
- Debt of $134.2M, about $2,869 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for River Ridge.
PK–8Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff SchoolThis district
9–1212 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency24%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)78%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,671 per student · 6% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 46%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 26%Federal 31%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
43,941’20
42,896’21
46,252’22
50,467’23
46,790’24
Up 6.5% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 40%Black 33%White 20%Asian 5%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
75 public schools.
Young Audiences Charter School
C−1,077 students16:1
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School
B868 students15:1
Paul J. Solis Elementary School
B777 students17:1
Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford
C769 students14:1
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
B−731 students13:1
Allen Ellender School
B727 students14:1
Harry S Truman School
D717 students12:1
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School
C671 students15:1
Tom Benson School
D631 students13:1
Woodland West School
C−631 students16:1
Woodmere School
D629 students14:1
Bissonet Plaza School
C+624 students13:1
Jefferson School
C619 students14:1
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School
C+615 students12:1
Terrytown Elementary School
C−611 students12:1
Chateau Estates School
B610 students14:1
Phoebe Hearst School
C602 students12:1
Rudolph Matas School
B+600 students13:1
J.C. Ellis School
B+587 students11:1
Alice Birney Elementary School
C579 students12:1
John James Audubon School
B−572 students13:1
A.C. Alexander School
B−567 students13:1
Harold Keller Elementary School
C+550 students10:1
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School
C−545 students12:1
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School
C542 students12:1
Laureate Academy Charter School
B532 students31:1
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School
B−526 students10:1
Joseph C Moscona School
C+521 students13:1
Estelle School
C−518 students12:1
Bridgedale Elementary School
B−491 students14:1
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School
C+471 students13:1
Ralph J Bunche Elementary
B−470 students12:1
Lincoln School for the Arts
D467 students15:1
Lucille Cherbonnier School
D466 students14:1
Isaac G Joseph Elementary School
C−439 students12:1
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies
A+434 students14:1
Green Park Elementary School
C+433 students10:1
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School
C−414 students14:1
George Cox Elementary School
C402 students13:1
Harahan School
B390 students11:1
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School
B−384 students10:1
G.T. Woods School
D375 students12:1
Ruppel Academie Francaise
A+362 students14:1
Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School
B+360 students15:1
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies
A+356 students13:1
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies
A+355 students19:1
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies
A+354 students17:1
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School
D342 students13:1
Walter Schneckenburger Elem School
B327 students11:1
William Hart Elementary School
D320 students11:1
Livaudais Middle School
C−743 students17:1
J.D. Meisler Middle School
C679 students19:1
John Q. Adams Middle School
B−658 students16:1
L.H. Marrero Middle School
C619 students16:1
T.H. Harris Middle School
C−563 students14:1
Stella Worley Middle School
D235 students10:1
Frederick Douglass Community School
D40 students3:1
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School
C−2,376 students20:1
John Ehret High School
C1,850 students19:1
West Jefferson High School
D1,438 students19:1
East Jefferson High School
C+1,381 students20:1
Riverdale High School
B+1,259 students18:1
L.W. Higgins High School
C1,136 students20:1
Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies
A+872 students17:1
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy
A+871 students18:1
Jefferson RISE Charter School
C−764 students18:1
Young Audiences Charter High School
D643 students22:1
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies
A+527 students21:1
Fisher Middle/High School
B498 students16:1
Strehle Community School
C−145 students8:1
Jcfa
C−127 students12:1
Jefferson Virtual High School
67 students4:1
Joseph A. Cuillier Sr. Career Center
0 students0:1
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
B+2,263 students14:1
Grand Isle High School
B+76 students4:1
Towns served
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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.