Lafayette Parish is a public school district based in Lafayette, Louisiana, serving 29,396 students in 45 schools. By enrollment it ranks #5 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 94% of them. Its schools average 653 students each, more than the Louisiana median of 445.
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| District | Students | Schools | Students / school | Size rank in state | Stories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Parish Lafayette, LA | 29,396 | 45 | 653 | #5 | 0 |
| St. Tammany Parish Covington, LA | 35,956 | 55 | 654 | #3 | 0 |
| Caddo Parish Shreveport, LA | 32,165 | 56 | 574 | #4 | 0 |
| Calcasieu Parish Lake Charles, LA | 27,851 | 56 | 497 | #6 | 0 |
| Livingston Parish Livingston, LA | 26,499 | 43 | 616 | #7 | 0 |
| Ascension Parish Donaldsonville, LA | 23,743 | 32 | 742 | #8 | 0 |
| Bossier Parish Benton, LA | 22,224 | 33 | 673 | #9 | 0 |
| District | Students | Schools | Students / school | Size rank in state | Stories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Parish Lafayette, LA | 29,396 | 45 | 653 | #5 | 0 |
| Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Pharr, TX | 29,613 | 43 | 689 | #48 | 0 |
| Mt. Diablo Unified Concord, CA | 29,494 | 51 | 578 | #25 | 0 |
| Poudre School District R-1 Fort Collins, CO | 29,381 | 52 | 565 | #8 | 1 |
| Muscogee County Columbus, GA | 29,362 | 52 | 565 | #13 | 0 |
| Amarillo ISD Amarillo, TX | 29,321 | 55 | 533 | #49 | 0 |
| Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan Rosemount, MN | 29,224 | 40 | 731 | #4 | 0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Spending and staffing comparisons are coming.