Total enrollment
32,165
-3,988 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
59 schools in Caddo Parish
Louisiana · 32,649 students · 5 cities
Caddo Parish's 59 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 32,649 students across 35 elementary, 8 middle, and 13 high.
4-year change in Caddo Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
55
-3 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Caddo Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #37 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 32,649 | #4 of 69 | #198 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 57 | #3 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #59 of 69 | #5,757 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 66.9% | #44 of 69 | #2,171 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #39 of 65 | #2,711 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 Caddo Parish
State test results across the district's 42 scored schools run from South Highlands Elementary Magnet School at 89.8% proficient to Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary School at 7.4%, a gap of 82.4 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 55 district schools that reported both years went from 37,268 to 32,165 students (down 14%) and from 1,869 to 2,110 full-time teachers (up 13%), 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 Caddo Parish
Caddo Parish is a medium-population public-school district in Louisiana. The district maintains 59 schools and instructs approximately 32,649 students.
On the school-mix side, Caddo Parish spans 35 elementary, 8 middle, 13 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 11%: 36,153 students in SY 2020-21 versus 32,165 in SY 2024-25. Caddo Parish now counts 55 public schools, down from 58 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Caddo Parish discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.