Public schools and districts in Louisiana
A source-first directory of every currently open local education agency and school in the federal NCES file. The directory includes regular districts, charter agencies, service agencies, and other official agency types; rankings compare regular districts separately.
- Education agencies
- 188
- Regular districts
- 69
- Schools
- 1,278
- Students in regular districts
- 586,537
Agency and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
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Starting points by reported enrollment
| Agency | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Parish NCES 2200840 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Harvey | 75 | 46,790 | 14.4:1 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish NCES 2200540 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Baton Rouge | 74 | 39,320 | 13.4:1 |
| St. Tammany Parish NCES 2201650 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Covington | 55 | 35,956 | 12.8:1 |
| Caddo Parish NCES 2200300 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Shreveport | 55 | 32,165 | 15.2:1 |
| Lafayette Parish NCES 2200870 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Lafayette | 44 | 29,396 | 17.6:1 |
| Calcasieu Parish NCES 2200330 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Lake Charles | 55 | 27,851 | 12.1:1 |
| Livingston Parish NCES 2201020 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Livingston | 43 | 26,499 | 14.9:1 |
| Ascension Parish NCES 2200090 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Donaldsonville | 32 | 23,743 | 13.5:1 |
| Bossier Parish NCES 2200270 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Benton | 33 | 22,224 | 15.4:1 |
| Rapides Parish NCES 2201290 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Alexandria | 42 | 21,340 | 13.6:1 |
| Tangipahoa Parish NCES 2201680 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Amite | 33 | 19,077 | 13.1:1 |
| Ouachita Parish NCES 2201200 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | West Monroe | 36 | 17,435 | 14.8:1 |
| Terrebonne Parish NCES 2201740 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Houma | 28 | 14,611 | 15.2:1 |
| Lafourche Parish NCES 2200900 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Thibodaux | 29 | 13,326 | 16.7:1 |
| St. Landry Parish NCES 2201560 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Opelousas | 32 | 10,982 | 11.9:1 |
| Iberia Parish NCES 2200720 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | New Iberia | 22 | 10,768 | 13.9:1 |
| Acadia Parish NCES 2200030 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Crowley | 27 | 9,043 | 15.6:1 |
| St. Charles Parish NCES 2201440 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Luling | 15 | 8,756 | 10.2:1 |
| Vermilion Parish NCES 2201800 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Abbeville | 20 | 8,433 | 15.4:1 |
| City of Monroe School District NCES 2201080 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Monroe | 19 | 8,033 | 12.6:1 |
| Vernon Parish NCES 2201830 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Leesville | 18 | 7,887 | 13.5:1 |
| St. Bernard Parish NCES 2201410 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Chalmette | 12 | 7,592 | 14.1:1 |
| St. Mary Parish NCES 2201620 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Centerville | 21 | 7,153 | 14:1 |
| St. Martin Parish NCES 2201590 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Breaux Bridge | 15 | 6,680 | 13.1:1 |
| Lincoln Parish NCES 2200990 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Ruston | 12 | 5,601 | 12.9:1 |
Large public high schools in Louisiana
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
Denham Springs High School
Livingston Parish · 09–12
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School
Jefferson Parish · 09–12
Chalmette High School
St. Bernard Parish · 09–12
Ponchatoula High School
Tangipahoa Parish · 09–12
West Monroe High School
Ouachita Parish · 08–12
Dutchtown High School
Ascension Parish · 09–12
Walker High School
Livingston Parish · 09–12
Mandeville High School
St. Tammany Parish · 09–12
Sulphur High School
Calcasieu Parish · 09–12
Alfred M. Barbe High School
Calcasieu Parish · 09–12
East Ascension High School
Ascension Parish · 09–12
Airline High School
Bossier Parish · 08–12
John Ehret High School
Jefferson Parish · 09–12
St. Amant High School
Ascension Parish · 09–12
Southside High School
Lafayette Parish · 09–12
Zachary High School
Zachary Community School District · 09–12
Lafayette High School
Lafayette Parish · 09–12
Captain Shreve High School
Caddo Parish · 09–13
Slidell High School
St. Tammany Parish · 09–12
Acadiana High School
Lafayette Parish · 09–12