Total enrollment
26,499
+812 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
44 schools in Livingston Parish
Louisiana · 27,209 students · 9 cities
Across the district, Livingston Parish runs 44 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 27,209 Louisiana students (about 618 per school).
4-year change in Livingston Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
42
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Livingston Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #7 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 27,209 | #7 of 69 | #258 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 43 | #7 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #56 of 69 | #5,489 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 73.0% | #28 of 69 | #1,714 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #47 of 65 | #2,950 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 Livingston Parish
State test results across the district's 36 scored schools run from South Live Oak Elementary School at 64.8% proficient to Walker Junior High at 27.8%, a gap of 37.0 points. That is the 27th widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 41 district schools that reported both years went from 24,108 to 25,991 students (up 8%) and from 1,230 to 1,741 full-time teachers (up 42%), 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 Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish operates 44 public schools across Louisiana, collectively educateing roughly 27,209 students.
In terms of grade levels, Livingston Parish consists of 23 elementary, 10 middle, 8 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 618 in this district, above the Louisiana typical of 509.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 3%: 25,687 students in SY 2020-21 versus 26,499 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Livingston Parish lost 1 school, going from 43 to 42.
On this page, the community for Livingston Parish discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.