Total enrollment
2,520
-76 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in LaSalle Parish
Louisiana · 2,520 students · 4 cities
LaSalle Parish in Louisiana runs 9 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 2,520 students (an average of 280 per school).
4-year change in LaSalle Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How LaSalle Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,520 | #48 of 69 | #3,753 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #41 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #35 of 69 | #3,370 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 55.2% | #61 of 69 | #3,439 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #61 of 65 | #5,156 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 LaSalle Parish
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from LaSalle Junior High School at 48.7% proficient to Jena Junior High School at 39.0%, a gap of 9.7 points. That is the 55th widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 2,650 to 2,520 students (down 5%) and from 162 to 191 full-time teachers (up 18%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jena High School | Jena | High | 09-12 | 490 |
| Olla-Standard Elementary School | Olla | Elementary | PK-05 | 398 |
| Jena Elementary School | Jena | Elementary | PK-02 | 381 |
| Jena Junior High School | Jena | Middle | 06-08 | 288 |
| Goodpine Middle School | Jena | Elementary | 03-05 | 279 |
| Fellowship Elementary School | Trout | Elementary | PK-08 | 209 |
| LaSalle High School | Olla | High | 09-12 | 196 |
| LaSalle Junior High School | Urania | Middle | 06-08 | 144 |
| Nebo Elementary School | Jena | Elementary | PK-08 | 135 |
About LaSalle Parish
LaSalle Parish is a low-population Louisiana school district running 9 schools with combined enrollment near 2,520.
Looking at the level breakdown, LaSalle Parish is made up of 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, LaSalle Parish runs about 280 students per school, 45% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 509.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in LaSalle Parish has contracted 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,596 students to 2,520.
In the discussion threads here, the community for LaSalle Parish discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.