Total enrollment
29,396
-1,482 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
46 schools in Lafayette Parish
Louisiana · 29,396 students · 6 cities
Inside Lafayette Parish (Louisiana), 46 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 29,396 students (around 639 per school).
4-year change in Lafayette Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
44
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lafayette Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #6 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 29,396 | #5 of 69 | #230 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 44 | #6 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #68 of 69 | #7,558 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 57.7% | #56 of 69 | #3,124 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #5 of 65 | #968 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 Lafayette Parish
State test results across the district's 35 scored schools run from Myrtle Place Elementary School at 78.8% proficient to Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School at 14.5%, a gap of 64.3 points. That is the 6th widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 42 district schools that reported both years went from 30,524 to 28,577 students (down 6%) and from 1,602 to 1,594 full-time teachers (unchanged), 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 Lafayette Parish
As a middle-population district in Louisiana, Lafayette Parish enrolls 29,396 students across 46 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Lafayette Parish covers 25 elementary, 10 middle, 10 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 639 in this district, above the Louisiana typical of 509.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 29,396 students, declined 5% from the 30,878 reported in SY 2020-21. Lafayette Parish now counts 44 public schools, down from 45 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Lafayette Parish discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.