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Lafayette Parish

Lafayette, Louisiana · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

29,396
Students enrolled
45
Public schools
1,673
Classroom teachers (FTE)
17.6:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 1,003
  • Kindergarten 2,024
  • Grade 1 2,216
  • Grade 2 2,237
  • Grade 3 2,248
  • Grade 4 2,288
  • Grade 5 2,177
  • Grade 6 2,115
  • Grade 7 2,026
  • Grade 8 2,103
  • Grade 9 2,402
  • Grade 10 2,427
  • Grade 11 2,054
  • Grade 12 2,076

By race/ethnicity

  • White 41%
  • Black or African American 41%
  • Hispanic/Latino 12%
  • Two or more races 4%
  • Asian 2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 16,955 of 29,396 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 53%
  • Reduced-price lunch 5%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$14,043 spent per student on day-to-day operations Louisiana median: $16,090 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $8,246
  • Support services $5,135
  • Other (food service, etc.) $662

Where the money comes from

  • Local 52%
  • State 31%
  • Federal 18%

Total revenue $568.5 milliontotal spending $599.4 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: MidsizeStudents: 50% city, 37% suburb, 12% rural

Total staff (FTE)

3,071

District office

202 Rue Iberville, Lafayette LA 70508

County

Lafayette Parish

Official website

NCES District ID

2200870

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About Lafayette Parish

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Lafayette Parish School System in collaboration with stakeholders is committed to developing productive citizens prepared to compete in a global community.
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Public Schools in Lafayette Parish (49)

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Martial Billeaud Elementary School

Broussard, LA · Grades PK–05 · 572 students · Elementary

Charles M. Burke Elementary School

Duson, LA · Grades PK–05 · 564 students · Elementary

Youngsville Middle School

Youngsville, LA · Grades 06–08 · 534 students · Middle

Live Oak Elementary School

Lafayette, LA · Grades PK–05 · 520 students · Elementary

Ossun Elementary School

Lafayette, LA · Grades PK–05 · 498 students · Elementary

Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School

Lafayette, LA · Grades PK–05 · 484 students · Elementary

Broussard Middle School

Broussard, LA · Grades 06–08 · 465 students · Middle

Alice N. Boucher Elementary School

Lafayette, LA · Grades PK–05 · 442 students · Elementary

Judice Middle School

Duson, LA · Grades 06–08 · 442 students · Middle

J.W. Faulk Elementary School

Lafayette, LA · Grades PK–05 · 424 students · Elementary

Myrtle Place Elementary School

Lafayette, LA · Grades PK–05 · 384 students · Elementary

L. Leo Judice Elementary School

Scott, LA · Grades PK–05 · 371 students · Elementary

Lafayette Middle School

Lafayette, LA · Grades 06–08 · 351 students · Middle

Acadian Middle School

Lafayette, LA · Grades 06–08 · 340 students · Middle

Truman Early Childhood Education Center

Lafayette, LA · Grades PK–KG · 331 students · Elementary

Paul Breaux Middle School

Lafayette, LA · Grades 05–08 · 314 students · Middle

Early College Academy

Lafayette, LA · Grades 09–12 · 257 students · High

Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School

Lafayette, LA · Grades KG–06 · 247 students · Elementary

Duson Elementary School

Duson, LA · Grades PK–05 · 229 students · Elementary

Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette

Lafayette, LA · Grades 07–12 · 84 students · High

W. D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center

Lafayette, LA · Grades 08–12 · High

ALTERNATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL ACADEMY (AIM)

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N. P. MOSS MIDDLE SCHOOL

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