Total enrollment
9,043
-560 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
27 schools in Acadia Parish
Louisiana · 9,043 students · 11 cities
From elementary through high school, Acadia Parish runs 27 public K-12 schools (17 elementary, 4 middle, and 6 high), with combined enrollment of about 9,043.
4-year change in Acadia Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
27
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Acadia Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #17 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,043 | #17 of 69 | #1,023 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 27 | #16 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #62 of 69 | #6,023 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 67.3% | #42 of 69 | #2,147 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #40 of 65 | #2,732 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Acadia Parish
State test results across the district's 20 scored schools run from Egan Elementary School at 71.2% proficient to Ross Elementary School at 14.5%, a gap of 56.7 points. That is the 9th widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 27 district schools that reported both years went from 9,834 to 9,043 students (down 8%) and from 484 to 579 full-time teachers (up 20%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Acadia Parish
Acadia Parish operates 27 public schools across Louisiana, collectively enrolling roughly 9,043 students.
On the school-mix side, Acadia Parish is made up of 17 elementary, 4 middle, and 6 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Acadia Parish runs about 335 students per school, 34% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 509.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 6%: 9,603 students in SY 2020-21 versus 9,043 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Acadia Parish discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.