Chitimacha Tribal School

Chitimacha Tribal School is a small elementary school in Louisiana, located in Jeanerette. The latest federal count shows 110 students in kindergarten through 8. Against the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 76% lower.

Federal records list Chitimacha Tribal School as its own district.

The large majority of students at Chitimacha Tribal School, 100%, are Native American. The chance that two students picked at random at Chitimacha Tribal School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 0%.

Chitimacha Tribal School operates with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.7:1. That ratio is over the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Chitimacha Tribal School reports 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 75% average for public schools in St. Mary Parish, the school's rate is higher.

According to the American Community Survey, in St. Mary Parish, median household income is about $52,576, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. A total of 23 public schools operate in St. Mary Parish, serving about 7,765 students.

Of nearby public schools, Raintree Elementary School is the closest, at about 2.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3.

Chitimacha Tribal School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

Federal data show 110 students in 2017-18 and 110 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.

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