Public schools in Louisiana
1,308 operating public schools in 189 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
1,308
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
666,840
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
48,636.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
13.7
Charter schoolsDefinition
146
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 16 Louisiana districts have full profiles so far; search all 189.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Parish | Metairie | 75 | 46,790 | 14.4 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Baton Rouge | 81 | 39,320 | 13.4 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Slidell | 55 | 35,956 | 12.8 |
| Caddo Parish | Shreveport | 56 | 32,165 | 15.2 |
| Lafayette Parish | Lafayette | 45 | 29,396 | 17.6 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Lake Charles | 56 | 27,851 | 12.1 |
| Livingston Parish | Denham Springs | 43 | 26,499 | 14.9 |
| Ascension Parish | Prairieville | 32 | 23,743 | 13.5 |
| Bossier Parish | Bossier City | 33 | 22,224 | 15.4 |
| Rapides Parish | Alexandria | 43 | 21,340 | 13.6 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Ponchatoula | 33 | 19,077 | 13.1 |
| Ouachita Parish | West Monroe | 36 | 17,435 | 14.8 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Houma | 28 | 14,611 | 15.2 |
| Lafourche Parish | Thibodaux | 30 | 13,326 | 16.7 |
| St. Landry Parish | Opelousas | 34 | 10,982 | 11.9 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 29.2% | |
| Suburb | 21.9% | |
| Town | 12.8% | |
| Rural | 36.1% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 700 | |
| High | 277 | |
| Middle | 221 | |
| Other | 107 | |
| Prekindergarten | 3 |
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.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.