Total enrollment
8,756
-704 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in St. Charles Parish
Louisiana · 8,756 students · 7 cities
St. Charles Parish's public schools, 15 in all, serve about 8,756 K-12 students inside Louisiana, an average of 584 per school.
4-year change in St. Charles Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How St. Charles Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,756 | #18 of 69 | #1,068 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #22 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #6 of 69 | #528 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 48.0% | #66 of 69 | #4,457 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #13 of 65 | #1,284 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 St. Charles Parish
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Norco Elementary School at 57.3% proficient to Luling Elementary School at 30.3%, a gap of 27.0 points. That is the 39th widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 9,346 to 8,756 students (down 6%) and from 659 to 857 full-time teachers (up 30%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destrehan High School | Destrehan | High | 09-12 | 1,435 |
| Hahnville High School | Boutte | High | 09-12 | 1,416 |
| J.B. Martin Middle School | Paradis | Middle | 06-08 | 733 |
| Harry M. Hurst Middle School | Destrehan | Middle | 06-08 | 685 |
| Luling Elementary School | Luling | Elementary | PK-05 | 653 |
| St. Rose Elementary School | St. Rose | Elementary | PK-05 | 540 |
| Lakewood Elementary School | Luling | Elementary | 03-05 | 501 |
| Norco Elementary School | Norco | Elementary | PK-05 | 501 |
| Mimosa Park Elementary School | Luling | Elementary | PK-02 | 440 |
| New Sarpy Elementary School | Destrehan | Elementary | PK-02 | 417 |
| Ethel Schoeffner Elementary School | Destrehan | Elementary | 03-05 | 381 |
| R.K. Smith Middle School | Luling | Middle | 06-08 | 303 |
| Albert Cammon Middle School | St. Rose | Middle | 06-08 | 282 |
| Allemands Elementary School | Des Allemands | Elementary | PK-02 | 241 |
| R.J. Vial Elementary School | Paradis | Elementary | 03-05 | 228 |
About St. Charles Parish
As a medium-population district in Louisiana, St. Charles Parish instructs 8,756 students across 15 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, St. Charles Parish consists of 9 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in St. Charles Parish is about 584, meaningfully above the Louisiana average of roughly 509.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in St. Charles Parish has fell 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 9,460 students to 8,756.
On this page, the community for St. Charles Parish discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.