Total enrollment
1,120
-56 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Cameron Parish
Louisiana · 1,120 students · 4 cities
Cameron Parish, Louisiana operates 5 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 1,120 students (around 224 per school).
4-year change in Cameron Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Cameron Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #8 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,120 | #64 of 69 | #6,519 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #53 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.0:1 | #1 of 69 | #2 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 43.0% | #68 of 69 | #5,154 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #63 of 65 | #5,605 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 Cameron Parish
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Grand Lake High School at 48.8% proficient to South Cameron High School at 28.0%, a gap of 20.8 points. That is the 43rd widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,356 to 769 students (down 43%) and from 126 to 107 full-time teachers (down 15%), 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Lake Elementary | Lake Charles | Elementary | PK-06 | 351 |
| Grand Lake High School | Lake Charles | High | 07-12 | 322 |
| Hackberry High School | Hackberry | Combined | PK-12 | 218 |
| South Cameron High School | Grand Chenier | Combined | PK-12 | 161 |
| Johnson Bayou High School | Cameron | Combined | PK-12 | 68 |
About Cameron Parish
Cameron Parish is a compact public-school district in Louisiana. The district runs 5 schools and enrolls approximately 1,120 students.
For a sense of the school types, Cameron Parish comprises 1 elementary, 1 high school, and 3 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 224 in this district, meaningfully below the Louisiana typical of 509.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,120 students, contracted 5% from the 1,176 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Cameron Parish discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.