Regular local school district · Calcasieu Parish

Calcasieu Parish, LA: schools, enrollment and spending

Calcasieu Parish runs 56 public schools with 27,851 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.1 students per teacher is 1.8 lower than the Louisiana figure of 13.9.

At a glance

Schools: 56
Students: 27,851
Teachers (FTE): 2,300
Students per teacher: 12.1; LA: 13.9 · US: 15.3

Address: 3310 Broad Street, Lake Charles, LA 70615
Phone: (337)217-4000
County: Calcasieu Parish
Locale: City: Small
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 2200330
State district ID: LA-010
Total staff (FTE): 4,025
School counselors (FTE): 80.0About 348 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 152.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district12.1

Louisiana13.9

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (27,932), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $482.6 million
Federal revenue: $50.0 million
State revenue: $132.5 million
Local revenue: $300.1 million
Total spending: $566.2 million
Spending per pupil: $20,269
Salaries: $218.2 million38.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $266.8 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 10.4%
State: 27.5%
Local: 62.2%

Louisiana overall

Federal: 14.9%
State: 37.3%
Local: 47.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,269

Louisiana$14,898

United States$16,826

Schools in Calcasieu Parish

By level: 9 high, 11 middle, 33 elementary, 3 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


A. A. Nelson Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	736	15.3
Alfred M. Barbe High School	High	9 to 12	1,908	17.0
Barbe Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	179	11.9
Bell City High School	Other	PK to 12	785	12.5
Brentwood Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	272	10.5
College Oaks Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	278	10.7
Combre-Fondel Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	426	14.2
Cypress Cove Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	399	11.4
DeQuincy Elementary School	Elementary	3 to 5	222	14.8
DeQuincy High School	High	9 to 12	279	9.6
DeQuincy Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	208	10.9
DeQuincy Primary School	Elementary	PK to 2	239	13.3
Dolby Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	360	11.6
E. K. Key Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	546	11.9
F. K. White Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	614	8.9
Fairview Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	518	11.3
Frasch Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	522	12.1
Gillis Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	650	12.3
Henry Heights Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	315	9.5
Iowa High School	High	6 to 12	1,007	13.4
J. I. Watson Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	531	13.0
Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children	Other	PK to 12	19	6.3
John J. Johnson II Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 2	131	10.9
LaGrange High School	High	9 to 12	881	9.5
LeBlanc Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	366	11.4
LeBleu Settlement Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	386	14.3
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	308	10.3
Maplewood Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	640	12.8
Maplewood Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	319	9.7
Moss Bluff Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	969	14.2
Moss Bluff Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	781	12.8
Oak Park Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	259	10.4
Oak Park Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	388	9.2
Pearl Watson Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	219	11.5
Prien Lake Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	639	13.0
Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School	Elementary	3 to 5	92	7.7
Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School	Middle	6 to 8	265	9.1
Richard W. Vincent Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	283	11.8
S. J. Welsh Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	1,011	11.2
S. P. Arnett Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	374	13.4
Sam Houston High School	High	9 to 12	1,141	14.8
St. John Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	670	13.1
Starks High School	Other	PK to 12	284	7.9
Sulphur High School	High	9 to 12	1,911	14.1
T. H. Watkins Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	165	10.3
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School	Elementary	K to 5	300	20.0
Vincent Settlement Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	284	12.3
Vinton Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	374	12.9
Vinton High School	High	9 to 12	242	9.3
Vinton Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	191	9.1

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.