At a glance
Reported students
0
NCES CCD 2024–25
Teachers (FTE)
14.48
NCES CCD 2024–25
Student–teacher ratio
0:1
Calculated; not a class-size measure
Grades served
08–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
School benchmarks
Louisiana high enrollment
3rd percentile
Compared with 274 same-level schools reporting enrollment.
District median enrollment
588.5
W. D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center: 0 reported students.
State peer staffing position
3rd percentile
0:1 reported; state peer median 14.2:1. Ratio is not class size.
What the reported data says about W. D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center
W. D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center is a public high school serving grades 08–12 in Lafayette. It is one of 44 current school records connected to Lafayette Parish. NCES reports 0 students for 2024–25.
Among 274 high schools in Louisiana with comparable records, this school is smaller than the reported median of 575 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 3rd percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.
The reported student–teacher ratio is 0:1, below the Louisiana median of 14.2:1 for the same school level. This ratio uses total enrollment and teacher FTE; it is not an average classroom headcount and can be affected by special programs or part-time staffing.
Questions worth asking W. D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center
- 1How do the reported 0:1 student–teacher ratio and 14.48 teacher FTE translate into actual class sizes by grade?
- 2Which advanced, gifted, career, arts, and computer-science courses are available this year, and how do students qualify?
- 3How many counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers currently serve students?
- 4What meal assistance, transportation, after-school, and family-support services are currently available?
Enrollment needs
- Lunch program
- Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
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Start with campuses at the same school level or with similar reported enrollment.
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84 reported students
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257 reported students
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713 reported students
O. Comeaux High School
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873 reported students
Carencro High School
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1,116 reported students
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy
High · Grades 06–12
1,362 reported students