School for Exceptional Children

School for Exceptional Children is one of the very small all-grades campuss in Houma, Louisiana, overseen by Terrebonne Parish, with 23 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 527 students per school, that is 96% leaner than typical.

School for Exceptional Children is one of 30 schools operated by Terrebonne Parish, a district that works with 15,168 students overall.

Demographically, School for Exceptional Children records that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 35% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% Native American, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, School for Exceptional Children has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 52.1:1, putting School for Exceptional Children tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Terrebonne Parish's rate of about 73%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Terrebonne Parish) shows that the typical household earns roughly $64,836 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. School for Exceptional Children is one of 32 public schools in Terrebonne Parish (combined enrollment of about 15,201 students).

Honduras Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around School for Exceptional Children.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at School for Exceptional Children has ticked down 38%, going from 37 students in 2018 to 23 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 46% to 35% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 37.0:1 in 2018 to 3.8:1 in 2025.

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