Total enrollment
13,426
-1,088 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
Lafourche Parish
Louisiana · Public K-12
Lafourche Parish runs 32 public K-12 schools inside Louisiana, with the county population around 96,252. The mix is 20 elementary, 7 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in Lafourche Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
31
-1 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Lafourche Parish school rankings
Residents
96,252
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
32
2 districts
Enrollment
13,426
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$63,135
Above Louisiana avg
Free/reduced lunch
63.0%
Below Louisiana avg
Elementary
20
6,754 students
Middle
7
2,592 students
High
3
3,603 students
Combined / other
2
477 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Lafourche Parish Public Schools
13,326 students · 2 districts in Lafourche Parish
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Lafourche Parish residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
21.1%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
12.2%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
4.2%
civilian labor
Median age
39
22.9% under 18
Test scores in Lafourche Parish
Latest 2025-26 ELA proficiency, 23 schools ranked. Louisiana state average: 42.0%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Bayou Community Academy Charter School· 80.0%
- Bayou Boeuf Elementary School· 76.0%
- Chackbay Elementary School· 70.0%
- Lockport Middle School· 70.0%
- Sixth Ward Middle School· 63.0%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
Cities in Lafourche Parish
About Lafourche Parish
Lafourche Parish is a mid-sized Louisiana county of about 96,252 residents, home to 32 public schools and roughly 13,426 students.
Zooming out, census numbers show the median household earns about $63,135 a year, about 21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That income level is 13% meaningfully above the Louisiana median.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Lafourche Parish is built around 20 elementary schools (6,754 students), 7 middle schools (2,592), 3 high schools (3,603), and 2 combined or other schools.
The largest single district in Lafourche Parish is Lafourche Parish Public Schools, which alone enrolls about 13,326 students.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 7%: 14,514 students in SY 2020-21 versus 13,426 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 32 to 31 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Lafourche Parish discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.
Frequently asked questions
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data