Lafayette Parish
Public school district based in Lafayette, Louisiana. NCES district ID 2200870; state ID LA-028.
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
45
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
29,396
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,672.9
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
17.6
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 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 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 2.5% | |
| Black or African American | 40.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 3.5% | |
| White | 40.8% |
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 | 49.4% | |
| Male | 50.6% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 25, Suburb 15, Rural 5.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside High School Youngsville | 9–12 | Regular | 1,833 | 85.9 | 21.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lafayette High School Lafayette | 9–12 | Regular | 1,720 | 74.4 | 23.1 | City: Midsize |
| Acadiana High School Lafayette | 9–12 | Regular | 1,652 | 75.6 | 21.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy Lafayette | 6–12 | Career and Technical | 1,362 | 64.6 | 21.1 | City: Midsize |
| Milton Elementary School Lafayette | PK–8 | Regular | 1,261 | 63.1 | 20 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Carencro High School Lafayette | 9–12 | Regular | 1,116 | 62.5 | 17.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| J. Wallace James Elementary School Scott | PK–5 | Regular | 957 | 47.6 | 20.1 | City: Midsize |
| L.J. Alleman Middle School Lafayette | 6–8 | Regular | 890 | 43.8 | 20.3 | City: Midsize |
| O. Comeaux High School Lafayette | 9–12 | Regular | 873 | 54.5 | 16 | City: Midsize |
| Woodvale Elementary School Lafayette | PK–5 | Regular | 793 | 52.0 | 15.3 | City: Midsize |
| Broadmoor Elementary School Lafayette | PK–5 | Regular | 749 | 46.9 | 16 | City: Midsize |
| Green T. Lindon Elementary School Youngsville | PK–5 | Regular | 719 | 34.3 | 21 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Northside High School Lafayette | 9–12 | Regular | 713 | 45.6 | 15.6 | City: Midsize |
| Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary Carencro | PK–5 | Regular | 705 | 50.1 | 14.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| S.J. Montgomery Elementary School Lafayette | PK–5 | Regular | 663 | 45.5 | 14.6 | City: Midsize |
| Prairie Elementary School Lafayette | PK–5 | Regular | 663 | 38.4 | 17.3 | City: Midsize |
| Ernest Gallet Elementary School Youngsville | PK–5 | Regular | 643 | 32.6 | 19.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Edgar Martin Middle School Lafayette | 6–8 | Regular | 641 | 42.3 | 15.2 | City: Midsize |
| Scott Middle School Scott | 6–8 | Regular | 629 | 32.6 | 19.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Evangeline Elementary School Lafayette | PK–5 | Regular | 604 | 42.0 | 14.4 | City: Midsize |
| Westside Elementary School Scott | PK–5 | Regular | 597 | 39.2 | 15.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Ridge Elementary School Duson | PK–5 | Regular | 592 | 30.3 | 19.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Carencro Middle School Carencro | 5–8 | Regular | 585 | 36.0 | 16.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Katharine Drexel Elementary School Broussard | PK–5 | Regular | 583 | 32.9 | 17.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Martial Billeaud Elementary School Broussard | PK–5 | Regular | 572 | 37.5 | 15.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Charles M. Burke Elementary School Duson | PK–5 | Regular | 564 | 32.4 | 17.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Youngsville Middle School Youngsville | 6–8 | Regular | 534 | 26.3 | 20.3 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Live Oak Elementary School Lafayette | PK–5 | Regular | 520 | 32.4 | 16.1 | City: Midsize |
| Ossun Elementary School Lafayette | PK–5 | Regular | 498 | 27.9 | 17.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School Lafayette | PK–5 | Regular | 484 | 35.9 | 13.5 | City: Midsize |
| Broussard Middle School Broussard | 6–8 | Regular | 465 | 30.8 | 15.1 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Alice N. Boucher Elementary School Lafayette | PK–5 | Regular | 442 | 30.2 | 14.6 | City: Midsize |
| Judice Middle School Duson | 6–8 | Regular | 442 | 18.9 | 23.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| J.W. Faulk Elementary School Lafayette | PK–5 | Regular | 424 | 29.6 | 14.3 | City: Midsize |
| Myrtle Place Elementary School Lafayette | PK–5 | Regular | 384 | 21.3 | 18 | City: Midsize |
| L. Leo Judice Elementary School Scott | PK–5 | Regular | 371 | 12.7 | 29.2 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Lafayette Middle School Lafayette | 6–8 | Regular | 351 | 23.5 | 14.9 | City: Midsize |
| Acadian Middle School Lafayette | 6–8 | Regular | 340 | 24.6 | 13.8 | City: Midsize |
| Truman Early Childhood Education Center Lafayette | PK–K | Regular | 331 | 25.6 | 12.9 | City: Midsize |
| Paul Breaux Middle School Lafayette | 5–8 | Regular | 314 | 21.2 | 14.8 | City: Midsize |
| Early College Academy Lafayette | 9–12 | Regular | 257 | 6.8 | 37.7 | City: Midsize |
| Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School Lafayette | K–6 | Regular | 247 | 26.7 | 9.2 | City: Midsize |
| Duson Elementary School Duson | PK–5 | Regular | 229 | 15.1 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette Lafayette | 7–12 | Alternative | 84 | 6.5 | 13 | City: Midsize |
| W. D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center Lafayette | 8–12 | Career and Technical | 0 | 14.5 | — | City: Midsize |
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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