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Regular local school district · Lafourche Parish

Lafourche Parish, LA: schools, enrollment and spending

Lafourche Parish runs 30 public schools with 13,326 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.7 students per teacher is 2.8 higher than the Louisiana figure of 13.9.

At a glance

Schools
30
Students
13,326
Teachers (FTE)
799
Students per teacher
16.7
LA: 13.9 · US: 15.3
Address
805 East Seventh Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301
Phone
(985)446-5631
County
Lafourche Parish
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2200900
State district ID
LA-029
Total staff (FTE)
1,520
School counselors (FTE)
30.0About 444 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
63.0
Charter schools
2
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Students per teacher compared

This district16.7
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 (14,393), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$198.4 million
Federal revenue
$27.9 million
State revenue
$78.9 million
Local revenue
$91.6 million
Total spending
$163.2 million
Spending per pupil
$11,339
Salaries
$80.0 million49.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$123.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 14.0%
  • State: 39.8%
  • Local: 46.2%

Louisiana overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,339
Louisiana$14,898
United States$16,826

Schools in Lafourche Parish

By level: 3 high, 7 middle, 19 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bayou Blue Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 245415.1
Bayou Blue Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 839616.5
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 542716.4
Bayou Boeuf Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 520913.1
Bayou Community Academy Charter SchoolCharterElementaryPK to 849917.2
C.M. Washington Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary4 to 539213.5
Central Lafourche High SchoolHigh9 to 121,30722.9
Chackbay Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534414.3
Cut Off Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 539514.6
Galliano Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538316.7
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 215517.2
Golden Meadow Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 831815.1
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 512515.6
Larose-Cut Off Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 843015.9
Lockport Lower Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 242915.3
Lockport Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 833115.8
Lockport Upper Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 537417.8
North Larose Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 520211.2
Raceland Lower Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 233014.3
Raceland Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 828915.2
Raceland Upper Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 530215.1
Sixth Ward Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 823612.4
South Lafourche High SchoolHigh9 to 1299019.0
South Larose Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534914.5
St. Charles Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 525314.9
Thibodaux Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 157514.0
Thibodaux High SchoolHigh9 to 121,30621.1
Thibodaux Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 859213.8
Virtual Academy of LafourcheCharterOtherK to 12477
W.S. Lafargue Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary2 to 345715.8

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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.