Total enrollment
19,077
-182 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
33 schools in Tangipahoa Parish
Louisiana · 19,077 students · 9 cities
Within Tangipahoa Parish, 33 public K-12 schools serve about 19,077 students, an average of 578 per school.
4-year change in Tangipahoa Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
32
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Tangipahoa Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #48 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19,077 | #11 of 69 | #429 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 32 | #13 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #36 of 69 | #3,539 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 73.3% | #26 of 69 | #1,693 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #11 of 65 | #1,209 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 Tangipahoa Parish
State test results across the district's 24 scored schools run from Southeastern LA University Lab School at 58.3% proficient to Greenville Park Leadership Academy at 9.4%, a gap of 48.9 points. That is the 15th widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 32 district schools that reported both years went from 18,979 to 19,077 students (up 1%) and from 1,062 to 1,436 full-time teachers (up 35%), 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 Tangipahoa Parish
Across 33 schools, Tangipahoa Parish hosts about 19,077 students in Louisiana. By footprint it is a medium-population district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Tangipahoa Parish is made up of 17 elementary, 7 middle, 8 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Tangipahoa Parish is about 578, higher than the Louisiana average of roughly 509.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 19,259 students in SY 2020-21 versus 19,077 in SY 2024-25.
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