David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy

David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy operates as a sizable four-year high school in Lafayette, Louisiana, overseen by Lafayette Parish. Current enrollment sits at 1,362 students spanning grades 6 through 12. That puts it 92% above the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 711 students.

David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy is one of 44 schools operated by Lafayette Parish, a district that serves 29,396 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy shows that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 37% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Lafayette Parish as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Lafayette Parish's rate of about 59%.

With demographic context factored in, David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lafayette Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $67,451 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lafayette Parish runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,903 students), of which David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: J.W. Faulk Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 20.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy's enrollment has grew 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,167 (now 1,362). White enrollment moved from 59% to 51% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.