Lafayette County School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 A-School Grade

Public schools for Abbeville and Taylor, and parts of Oxford.

At a glance

2,854Students enrolled

5Schools

2Towns served

$11,562Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

51%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

AbbevilleTaylor

Grades PK–2

Lafayette Elementary School776 students · OxfordThis district

Grades 3–6

Lafayette Upper Elementary School803 students · OxfordThis district

Grades 7–8

Lafayette Middle School420 students · OxfordThis district

Grades 9–12

Lafayette High School855 students · OxfordThis district

Grades PK–2

Lafayette Elementary School776 students · OxfordThis district

Grades 3–6

Lafayette Upper Elementary School803 students · OxfordThis district

Grades 7–8

Lafayette Middle School420 students · OxfordThis district

Grades 9–12

Lafayette High School855 students · OxfordThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MS

Math proficiency47%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts40%

State average 34.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)90%

State average 87.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$11,562

per student each year · 7% below the MS average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration35%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)38%

State50%

Federal12%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,763’20

2,776’21

2,872’22

2,877’23

2,854’24

Students

White · 73%2,087

Black · 19%547

Hispanic · 4%116

Two or more races · 3%86

Asian · 1%18

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Abbeville311 people

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Taylor245 people

Also covers small parts of Oxford.

Schools5 in district

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Lafayette Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–6 · 803 students · Oxford

B+Public 📚

Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 776 students · Oxford

Public 📚

Lafayette Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 420 students · Oxford

B+Public 🏫

Lafayette High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 855 students · Oxford

A-Public 🏫

OXF/LAF SCHOOL OF APPLIED TECHHigh · Grades 9–12 · Oxford

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.