Total enrollment
46,790
-1,960 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
82 schools in Jefferson Parish
Louisiana · 46,790 students · 15 cities
Public K-12 schools in Jefferson Parish number 82, teaching approximately 46,790 Louisiana students (an average of 571 per campus).
7-year change in Jefferson Parish
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
74
-10 (-12%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
20%
was 25%
% Hispanic
40%
was 28%
% Black
33%
was 39%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish is a large Louisiana school district running 82 campuses with combined enrollment near 46,790.
For a sense of the school types, Jefferson Parish is made up of 50 elementary, 7 middle, 16 high schools, and 9 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Jefferson Parish runs about 571 students per campus, 12% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 509.
Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Jefferson Parish has contracted 4% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 48,750 students to 46,790. Over that span, Jefferson Parish closed 10 schools, going from 84 to 74. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 40% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Jefferson Parish discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.