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St. Landry Parish

Opelousas, Louisiana · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

10,982
Students enrolled
34
Public schools
922
Classroom teachers (FTE)
11.9:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 376
  • Kindergarten 867
  • Grade 1 860
  • Grade 2 849
  • Grade 3 875
  • Grade 4 824
  • Grade 5 692
  • Grade 6 726
  • Grade 7 724
  • Grade 8 866
  • Grade 9 975
  • Grade 10 873
  • Grade 11 706
  • Grade 12 769

By race/ethnicity

  • Black or African American 54%
  • White 37%
  • Hispanic/Latino 6%
  • Two or more races 3%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <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

79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 8,694 of 10,982 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 74%
  • 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

$15,196 spent per student on day-to-day operations Louisiana median: $16,090 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $8,317
  • Support services $5,820
  • Other (food service, etc.) $1,060

Where the money comes from

  • Local 27%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 35%

Total revenue $225.9 milliontotal spending $218.4 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)

Rural: DistantStudents: 58% rural, 42% town

Total staff (FTE)

1,685

District office

1013 Creswell Lane, Opelousas LA 70570

County

St. Landry Parish

Official website

NCES District ID

2201560

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Public Schools in St. Landry Parish (39)

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Beau Chene High School

Arnaudville, LA · Grades 09–12 · 767 students · High

Opelousas Senior High School

Opelousas, LA · Grades 09–12 · 698 students · High

Leonville Elementary School

Leonville, LA · Grades PK–08 · 616 students · Elementary

Eunice High School

Eunice, LA · Grades 09–12 · 606 students · High

Northwest High School

Opelousas, LA · Grades 09–12 · 575 students · High

Lawtell Elementary School

Lawtell, LA · Grades PK–08 · 567 students · Elementary

Park Vista Elementary School

Opelousas, LA · Grades PK–04 · 533 students · Elementary

Cankton Elementary School

Cankton, LA · Grades PK–04 · 504 students · Elementary

Port Barre Elementary School

Port Barre, LA · Grades PK–04 · 427 students · Elementary

Grolee Elementary School

Opelousas, LA · Grades PK–04 · 404 students · Elementary

Port Barre High School

Port Barre, LA · Grades 09–12 · 354 students · High

Sunset Middle School

Sunset, LA · Grades 05–08 · 348 students · Middle

Opelousas Junior High School

Opelousas, LA · Grades 07–08 · 314 students · Middle

East Elementary School

Eunice, LA · Grades KG–04 · 310 students · Elementary

Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts

Opelousas, LA · Grades 07–12 · 289 students · High

Port Barre Middle School

Port Barre, LA · Grades 05–08 · 286 students · Middle

Eunice Junior High School

Eunice, LA · Grades 07–08 · 276 students · Middle

Grand Coteau Elementary School

Grand Coteau, LA · Grades PK–04 · 269 students · Elementary

Grand Prairie Elementary School

Washington, LA · Grades PK–04 · 264 students · Elementary

Glendale Elementary School

Eunice, LA · Grades KG–04 · 259 students · Elementary

Central Middle School

Eunice, LA · Grades 05–06 · 251 students · Middle

Northeast Elementary School

Opelousas, LA · Grades PK–04 · 232 students · Elementary

Palmetto Elementary School

Palmetto, LA · Grades PK–06 · 223 students · Elementary

North Central High School

Washington, LA · Grades 07–12 · 220 students · High