Total enrollment
13,326
-1,067 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
31 schools in Lafourche Parish
Louisiana · 13,326 students · 9 cities
Whether you are tracking a high school, middle school, or elementary school, Lafourche Parish's 31 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 13,326 students (19 elementary, 7 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Lafourche Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
-1 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lafourche Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,326 | #14 of 69 | #652 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 30 | #14 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #65 of 69 | #6,938 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 63.0% | #50 of 69 | #2,531 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #16 of 65 | #1,682 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 Lafourche Parish
State test results across the district's 21 scored schools run from Bayou Community Academy Charter School at 72.0% proficient to W.S. Lafargue Elementary School at 19.7%, a gap of 52.3 points. That is the 13th widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 29 district schools that reported both years went from 14,239 to 12,899 students (down 9%) and from 750 to 773 full-time teachers (up 3%), 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 Lafourche Parish
Lafourche Parish is a medium-population Louisiana school district running 31 schools with combined enrollment near 13,326.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Lafourche Parish covers 19 elementary, 7 middle, 3 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Lafourche Parish runs about 430 students per school, 16% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 509.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 13,326 students, declined 7% from the 14,393 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 31 to 30 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Lafourche Parish discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.