Total enrollment
27,851
-4,713 (-14%) vs SY 2017-18
58 schools in Calcasieu Parish
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Calcasieu Parish's public-school count of 58 reflects a system enrolling about 27,851 students inside Louisiana, broken out as 33 elementary, 11 middle, and 9 high.
7-year change in Calcasieu Parish
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
56
-2 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
56%
was 58%
% Hispanic
8%
was 5%
% Black
30%
was 33%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Calcasieu Parish
Calcasieu Parish is a moderately sized Louisiana school district running 58 campuses with combined enrollment near 27,851.
For a sense of the school types, Calcasieu Parish covers 33 elementary, 11 middle, 9 high schools, and 5 combined or other.
Over the past 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 27,851 students, contracted 14% from the 32,564 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count fell from 58 to 56 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 5% to 8%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Calcasieu Parish discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.