Tangipahoa Parish
Public school district based in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. NCES district ID 2201680; state ID LA-053.
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
33
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
19,077
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,459.8
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
13.1
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 780 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,366 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,447 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,448 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,459 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,419 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,377 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,345 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,377 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,402 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,502 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,450 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,285 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,420 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 0.6% | |
| Black or African American | 47.5% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.9% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 5.5% | |
| White | 35.4% |
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 | 49.6% | |
| Male | 50.4% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 4, Suburb 5, Rural 24.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponchatoula High School Ponchatoula | 9–12 | Regular | 2,067 | 121.5 | 17 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hammond High Magnet School Hammond | 9–12 | Regular | 1,606 | 105.3 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hammond Eastside Magnet Hammond | PK–8 | Regular | 1,340 | 106.3 | 12.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Champ Cooper Elementary School Ponchatoula | PK–8 | Regular | 1,163 | 76.5 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hammond Westside Montessori Hammond | PK–8 | Regular | 1,022 | 91.3 | 11.2 | City: Small |
| Loranger Elementary School Loranger | PK–4 | Regular | 800 | 51.0 | 15.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Ponchatoula Junior High School Ponchatoula | 7–8 | Regular | 723 | 51.2 | 14.1 | Suburb: Small |
| D.C. Reeves Elementary School Ponchatoula | 3–4 | Regular | 688 | 47.5 | 14.5 | Suburb: Small |
| Tucker Memorial Elementary School Ponchatoula | 1–2 | Regular | 633 | 39.1 | 16.2 | Suburb: Small |
| Loranger High School Loranger | 9–12 | Regular | 616 | 42.6 | 14.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Loranger Middle School Loranger | 5–8 | Regular | 590 | 41.3 | 14.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Martha Vinyard Elementary School Ponchatoula | 5–6 | Regular | 589 | 42.4 | 13.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Independence Leadership Academy Independence | PK–6 | Regular | 548 | 41.3 | 13.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Independence High Magnet Independence | 7–12 | Regular | 490 | 42.9 | 11.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Woodland Park Magnet Hammond | PK–3 | Regular | 458 | 37.4 | 12.3 | City: Small |
| Midway Elementary School Tickfaw | PK–3 | Regular | 440 | 36.3 | 12.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Amite Elementary Magnet School Amite | PK–4 | Regular | 431 | 35.0 | 12.3 | Rural: Distant |
| Jewel M. Sumner High School Kentwood | 9–12 | Regular | 428 | 27.9 | 15.3 | Rural: Distant |
| Chesbrough Elementary School Kentwood | PK–5 | Regular | 424 | 33.0 | 12.9 | Rural: Distant |
| Lucille Nesom Memorial Tickfaw | PK–8 | Regular | 414 | 40.2 | 10.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Roseland Montessori Roseland | PK–8 | Regular | 412 | 33.3 | 12.4 | Rural: Distant |
| Greenville Park Leadership Academy Hammond | 4–8 | Regular | 384 | 36.4 | 10.6 | City: Small |
| Amite High Magnet Amite | 9–12 | Regular | 347 | 32.1 | 10.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Natalbany Middle Tickfaw | 4–8 | Regular | 347 | 32.8 | 10.6 | Suburb: Small |
| Perrin Early Learning Center Ponchatoula | PK–K | Regular | 338 | 32.4 | 10.4 | Suburb: Small |
| O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy Kentwood | PK–6 | Regular | 314 | 30.9 | 10.2 | Rural: Distant |
| Jewel M. Sumner Middle School Kentwood | 6–8 | Regular | 306 | 23.8 | 12.9 | Rural: Distant |
| Spring Creek Elementary School Kentwood | PK–5 | Regular | 292 | 24.2 | 12.1 | Rural: Distant |
| Amite Westside Middle Magnet Amite | 5–8 | Regular | 279 | 29.3 | 9.5 | Rural: Distant |
| Kentwood High Magnet School Kentwood | 7–12 | Regular | 259 | 30.3 | 8.5 | Rural: Distant |
| Southeastern LA University Lab School Hammond | PK–8 | Regular | 257 | 14.0 | 18.4 | City: Small |
| Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center Covington | 3–12 | Alternative | 72 | 7.2 | 10 | Rural: Fringe |
| TPSS Advanced College and Career Magnet Center Independence | 11–12 | Regular | 0 | 23.3 | — | 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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