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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 Timberlane.
PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–834 middle schoolsThis 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.