Lafourche Parish
Lafourche Parish is a public school district based in Thibodaux, Louisiana, serving 13,326 students in 30 schools. By enrollment it ranks #14 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 80% of them. Its schools average 444 students each, about the same as the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $10,501 per student on day-to-day operations, 21% less than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 16.7 students per teacher.
How Lafourche Parish compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,501 | $13,259 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,853 | $7,386 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $163.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $198.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 799 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,520 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 13.2 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 444 | 444 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Louisiana median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Louisiana
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita ParishWest Monroe | 17,435 | 36 | $11,720 | 14.8 | #12 |
| Terrebonne ParishHouma | 14,611 | 28 | $11,556 | 15.3 | #13 |
| Lafourche ParishThibodaux · this district | 13,326 | 30 | $10,501 | 16.7 | #14 |
| St. Landry ParishOpelousas | 10,982 | 34 | $12,874 | 11.9 | #15 |
| Iberia ParishNew Iberia | 10,768 | 22 | $11,283 | 13.9 | #16 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton UnifiedPleasanton, CA | 13,338 | $12,555 | 23.2 |
| Kyrene Elementary District (4267)Tempe, AZ | 13,313 | $9,027 | 16.2 |
| Sanger UnifiedSanger, CA | 13,313 | $12,922 | 22.9 |
| LawrenceLawrence, MA | 13,313 | $18,907 | 11.5 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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