Total enrollment
7,153
-758 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
21 schools in St. Mary Parish
Louisiana · 7,153 students · 7 cities
St. Mary Parish reports 21 public K-12 schools and approximately 7,153 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 341.
4-year change in St. Mary Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How St. Mary Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #29 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,153 | #23 of 69 | #1,325 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #18 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #48 of 69 | #4,432 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 74.7% | #22 of 69 | #1,570 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #2 of 65 | #436 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. Mary Parish
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from Berwick Elementary School at 47.5% proficient to LaGrange Elementary School at 12.0%, a gap of 35.5 points. That is the 29th widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 8,563 to 7,153 students (down 16%) and from 529 to 511 full-time teachers (down 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 St. Mary Parish
Across 21 schools, St. Mary Parish hosts about 7,153 students in Louisiana. By footprint it is a middle-population district.
Looking at the level breakdown, St. Mary Parish covers 10 elementary, 5 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, St. Mary Parish runs about 341 students per school, 33% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 509.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 7,153 students, fell 10% from the 7,911 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for St. Mary Parish discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.