Regular local school district · Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish, LA: schools, enrollment and spending
Jefferson Parish runs 75 public schools with 46,790 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.5 students per teacher is about the same as the Louisiana figure of 13.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 75
- Students
- 46,790
- Teachers (FTE)
- 3,238
- Students per teacher
- 14.5
- LA: 13.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 501 Manhattan Blvd, Harvey, LA 70058
- Phone
- (504)349-7600
- County
- Jefferson Parish
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2200840
- State district ID
- LA-026
- Total staff (FTE)
- 6,175
- School counselors (FTE)
- 59.0About 793 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 227.0
- Charter schools
- 7
Students per teacher compared
This district14.5
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 (48,160), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $730.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $105.0 million
- State revenue
- $248.4 million
- Local revenue
- $377.1 million
- Total spending
- $665.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,817
- Salaries
- $302.4 million45.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $178.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 14.4%
- State: 34.0%
- Local: 51.6%
Louisiana overall
- Federal: 14.9%
- State: 37.3%
- Local: 47.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,817
Louisiana$14,898
United States$16,826
Schools in Jefferson Parish
By level: 16 high, 7 middle, 50 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| A.C. Alexander SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 567 | 13.2 |
| Airline Park Academy for Advanced StudiesCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 434 | 14.0 |
| Alice Birney Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 579 | 11.8 |
| Allen Ellender SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 727 | 14.5 |
| Bissonet Plaza SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 624 | 13.6 |
| Bonnabel Magnet Academy High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 2,376 | 19.6 |
| Bridgedale Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 491 | 14.0 |
| Chateau Estates SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 610 | 13.9 |
| Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 868 | 14.7 |
| Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences AcademyCharter | Elementary | PK to 8 | 731 | 12.8 |
| East Jefferson High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,381 | 19.7 |
| Ella C. Pittman Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 471 | 13.1 |
| Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at FordCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 769 | 14.0 |
| Estelle SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 518 | 12.0 |
| Fisher Middle/High SchoolCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 498 | 16.1 |
| Frederick Douglass Community SchoolCEP school | Middle | 3 to 8 | 40 | 3.1 |
| G.T. Woods SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 375 | 12.5 |
| George Cox Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 402 | 13.9 |
| Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 615 | 12.6 |
| Grand Isle High SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 76 | 3.8 |
| Green Park Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 433 | 10.3 |
| Greenlawn Terrace Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 542 | 11.8 |
| Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced StudiesCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 355 | 18.7 |
| Harahan SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 390 | 11.1 |
| Harold Keller Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 550 | 10.4 |
| Harry S Truman SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 717 | 12.4 |
| Haynes Academy School for Advanced StudiesCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 872 | 16.8 |
| Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 384 | 10.1 |
| Isaac G Joseph Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 439 | 12.5 |
| J.C. Ellis SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 587 | 10.9 |
| J.D. Meisler Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 679 | 20.0 |
| JcfaCEP schoolCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 127 | 12.7 |
| Jefferson RISE Charter SchoolCEP schoolCharter | High | 6 to 12 | 764 | 17.8 |
| Jefferson SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 619 | 13.8 |
| Jefferson Virtual High School | High | 9 to 12 | 67 | 4.2 |
| John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 545 | 12.1 |
| John Ehret High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,850 | 19.3 |
| John James Audubon SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 572 | 13.0 |
| John Q. Adams Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 658 | 16.4 |
| Joseph A. Cuillier Sr. Career Center | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Joseph C Moscona SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 521 | 13.0 |
| Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 414 | 13.8 |
| Kenner Discovery Health Sciences AcademyCharter | Other | PK to 12 | 2,263 | 14.4 |
| L.H. Marrero Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 619 | 16.3 |
| L.W. Higgins High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,136 | 20.7 |
| Laureate Academy Charter SchoolCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 532 | 31.3 |
| Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 360 | 15.7 |
| Lincoln School for the ArtsCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 467 | 15.6 |
| Livaudais Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 743 | 17.7 |
| Lucille Cherbonnier SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 466 | 13.7 |
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Nearby and related
Other districts in Jefferson Parish
- Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish 1,012 students
- JCFA-East 154 students
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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.