Orleans Parish

Louisiana · Public K-12

Public education in Orleans Parish reaches 48,238 students across 82 schools.

7-year change in Orleans Parish

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25

Total enrollment

47,154

-4,174 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18

School count

-13 (-15%) vs SY 2017-18

% White

10%

was 11%

% Hispanic

15%

was 8%

% Black

71%

was 78%

% Asian

was 2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages

Residents

all ages · ACS 5-yr

Schools

Public K-12

Enrollment

48,238

students · NCES CCD

Median income

ACS 5-year

Free/reduced lunch

Enrollment-weighted

All schools (82)

Largest A-Z Top rated

Name	City	Level	Grades	Enrollment	Rating
The Willow School	New Orleans	Combined	KG-12	2,225	·
Morris Jeff Community School	New Orleans	Combined	PK-12	1,442	·
Warren Easton Charter High School	New Orleans	High	09-13	1,138	·
Edna Karr High School	New Orleans	High	09-12	1,097	·
International School of Louisiana	New Orleans	Elementary	KG-08	1,074	·
Benjamin Franklin High School	New Orleans	High	09-12	1,056	·
Bricolage Academy	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	965	·
KIPP Morial	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	951	·
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	New Orleans	High	08-12	945	·
Audubon Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	937	·
KIPP East	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	921	·
Harriet Tubman Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	901	·
Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans	New Orleans	Combined	PK-12	897	·
KIPP Leadership	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	890	·
Dorothy Height Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	878	·
McDonogh 35 Senior High School	New Orleans	High	09-13	851	·
Mildred Osborne Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	850	·
KIPP Central City	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	817	·
Langston Hughes Charter Academy	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	791	·
Homer Plessy Community School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	781	·
Arthur Ashe Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	KG-08	778	·
Phillis Wheatley Community School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	777	·
G W Carver High School	New Orleans	High	09-13	771	·
Martin Behrman Charter Acad of Creative Arts & Sci	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	756	·
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech	New Orleans	Combined	PK-12	752	·
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math and Science	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	739	·
ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	738	·
Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	725	·
KIPP Believe	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	710	·
Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	KG-08	691	·
Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview	New Orleans	Elementary	KG-08	690	·
Eleanor McMain Secondary School	New Orleans	High	09-13	690	·
ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	683	·
John F. Kennedy High School	New Orleans	High	09-12	665	·
Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	659	·
Frederick A. Douglass High School	New Orleans	High	09-13	658	·
Abramson Sci Academy	New Orleans	High	09-13	655	·
ReNEW Laurel Elementary	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	641	·
New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS	New Orleans	High	09-12	627	·
Wilson Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	601	·
Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	596	·
Edward Hynes Charter School - UNO	New Orleans	Elementary	KG-05	577	·
Livingston Collegiate Academy	New Orleans	High	09-13	575	·
Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	565	·
L.B. Landry High School	New Orleans	High	09-13	555	·
Esperanza Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	538	·
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence	New Orleans	High	06-13	534	·
Booker T. Washington High School	New Orleans	High	09-13	532	·
Lafayette Academy Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	519	·
Young Audiences at Crocker Elementary	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	510	·
Samuel J. Green Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	507	·
Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview	New Orleans	Elementary	KG-08	490	·
Success @ Thurgood Marshall	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	490	·
Fannie C. Williams Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	485	·
Audubon Charter Gentilly	New Orleans	Elementary	KG-08	448	·
Elan Academy Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	436	·
ReNEW Robert Russa Moton Lakefront Elementary	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	429	·
Walter L. Cohen High School	New Orleans	High	09-13	413	·
Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-05	409	·
Sarah Towles Reed High School	New Orleans	High	09-13	397	·
International High School of New Orleans	New Orleans	High	09-12	380	·
Robert Russa Moton Charter School	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-08	372	·
Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest	New Orleans	Elementary	PK-05	342	·
New Harmony High Institute	New Orleans	High	09-13	328	·
The Leah Chase School	New Orleans	Elementary	KG-05	294	·
Foundation Preparatory Academy	New Orleans	Elementary	KG-08	274	·
Einstein Charter Middle Sch at Sarah Towles Reed	New Orleans	Middle	06-08	267	·
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	New Orleans	High	09-13	224	·
The NET Charter High School	New Orleans	High	08-12	213	·
New Orleans Accelerated High School	New Orleans	High	08-12	200	·
Living School	New Orleans	High	09-12	193	·
Noble Minds	New Orleans	Elementary	KG-08	153	·
Rooted School	New Orleans	High	09-13	152	·
The NET 2 Charter High School	New Orleans	High	08-12	141	·
Travis Hill School	New Orleans	Combined	03-12	117	·
Opportunities Academy	New Orleans	High	12-12	93	·
The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men	New Orleans	High	08-12	77	·
Akili Academy of New Orleans	New Orleans	Combined	M-M	·	·
ENCORE Academy	New Orleans	Combined	M-M	·	·
Mildred Osborne Charter School	New Orleans	Combined	M-M	·	·
Pierre A. Capdau Charter School	New Orleans	Combined	M-M	·	·
Walter L. Cohen College Prep	New Orleans	Combined	M-M	·	·

Cities in Orleans Parish

New Orleans82 schools

About Orleans Parish

In Louisiana, Orleans Parish is an average-sized county. 82 public schools across the county instructs about 48,238 students between them.

Trend over the past 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 47,154 students, decreased 8% from the 51,328 reported in SY 2017-18. Orleans Parish now counts 74 public schools, down from 87 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, Black enrollment moved from 78% to 71% over the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Orleans Parish discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.

Orleans Parish school rankings

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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data