District profile / Louisiana

Orleans Parish

New Orleans, Louisiana · Public school district · #50 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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2,322

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$30,003

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 126% above the Louisiana median

11.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

Orleans Parish is a public school district based in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving 2,322 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #50 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 387 students each, fewer than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $30,003 per student on day-to-day operations, 126% more than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 11.2 students per teacher.

How Orleans Parish compares

Orleans ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$30,003

Louisiana median $13,259 · 126% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,332

Louisiana median $7,386 · 26% above · FY2020-21

Students per school387

Louisiana median 445 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.2

Louisiana median 13.2 · 15% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor1,161

Louisiana median 444 · 161% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$400.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 5%Local 89%

Measure	Orleans Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$30,003	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,332	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$392.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$400.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	208	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	410	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.2	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	1,161	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
LaSalle ParishJena	2,520	9	$12,780	13.2	#48
Franklin ParishWinnsboro	2,454	6	$13,440	12.2	#49
Orleans ParishNew Orleans · this district	2,322	6	$30,003	11.2	#50
Pointe Coupee ParishNew Roads	2,293	5	$13,259	14.0	#51
West Feliciana ParishSt. Francisville	2,145	4	$17,472	9.4	#52

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Rosemead ElementaryRosemead, CA	2,322	$14,539	20.7
Hart CountyMunfordville, KY	2,322	$11,629	13.7
HudsonHudson, MA	2,322	$21,397	10.0
Island Trees Union Free School DistrictLevittown, NY	2,322	$28,153	11.4

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-la-orleans-parish