Ascension Parish
Public school district based in Prairieville, Louisiana. NCES district ID 2200090; state ID LA-003.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
32
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
23,743
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,758.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
13.5
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 571 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,531 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,730 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,799 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,855 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,740 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,706 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,762 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,753 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,753 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,953 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,977 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,762 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,851 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 1.4% | |
| Black or African American | 31.5% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 4.6% | |
| White | 49.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.8% | |
| Male | 51.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 23, Town 1, Rural 8.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutchtown High School Geismar | 9–12 | Regular | 2,029 | 133.3 | 15.2 | Suburb: Large |
| East Ascension High School Gonzales | 9–12 | Regular | 1,894 | 142.8 | 13.3 | Suburb: Large |
| St. Amant High School St. Amant | 9–12 | Regular | 1,847 | 127.3 | 14.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Prairieville High School Prairieville | 9–12 | Regular | 1,377 | 83.8 | 16.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Lake Elementary School St. Amant | PK–8 | Regular | 1,096 | 80.0 | 13.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Prairieville Primary School Prairieville | PK–5 | Regular | 865 | 66.0 | 13.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Prairieville Middle School Prairieville | 6–8 | Regular | 835 | 58.8 | 14.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Galvez Primary School Prairieville | PK–5 | Regular | 783 | 52.9 | 14.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Oak Grove Primary School Prairieville | PK–5 | Regular | 725 | 47.2 | 15.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Bluff Ridge Primary Prairieville | PK–5 | Regular | 677 | 45.8 | 14.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Gonzales Middle School Gonzales | 6–8 | Regular | 664 | 50.9 | 13.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Bluff Middle School Prairieville | 6–8 | Regular | 662 | 45.6 | 14.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Galvez Middle School Prairieville | 6–8 | Regular | 655 | 52.4 | 12.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Sugar Mill Primary Prairieville | PK–5 | Regular | 644 | 47.8 | 13.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Sorrento Primary School Sorrento | PK–5 | Regular | 638 | 47.7 | 13.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Central Primary School Gonzales | PK–5 | Regular | 626 | 43.3 | 14.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Dutchtown Middle School Geismar | 6–8 | Regular | 605 | 41.4 | 14.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Bullion Primary School Prairieville | PK–5 | Regular | 586 | 44.1 | 13.3 | Suburb: Large |
| St. Amant Primary School St. Amant | PK–5 | Regular | 585 | 40.1 | 14.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lakeside Primary School Prairieville | PK–5 | Regular | 545 | 44.4 | 12.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Dutchtown Primary School Geismar | PK–5 | Regular | 541 | 43.2 | 12.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Duplessis Primary School Gonzales | PK–5 | Regular | 539 | 42.7 | 12.6 | Suburb: Large |
| St. Amant Middle School St. Amant | 6–8 | Regular | 532 | 39.1 | 13.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Central Middle School Gonzales | 6–8 | Regular | 512 | 41.3 | 12.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Pecan Grove Primary School Gonzales | PK–5 | Regular | 508 | 48.7 | 10.4 | Suburb: Large |
| G. W. Carver Primary School Gonzales | PK–5 | Regular | 487 | 44.3 | 11 | Suburb: Large |
| Spanish Lake Primary School Geismar | PK–5 | Regular | 480 | 34.7 | 13.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Gonzales Primary School Gonzales | PK–5 | Regular | 455 | 38.0 | 12 | Suburb: Large |
| Donaldsonville High School Donaldsonville | 9–12 | Regular | 396 | 36.5 | 10.8 | Town: Fringe |
| Donaldsonville Primary School Donaldsonville | PK–2 | Regular | 371 | 32.1 | 11.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lowery Elementary School Donaldsonville | 3–5 | Regular | 307 | 30.8 | 10 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lowery Middle School Donaldsonville | 6–8 | Regular | 277 | 31.3 | 8.8 | Rural: Fringe |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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