Ouachita Parish is a public school district based in West Monroe, Louisiana, serving 17,435 students in 36 schools. By enrollment it ranks #12 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 484 students each, about the same as the Louisiana median of 445.
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| District | Students | Schools | Students / school | Size rank in state | Stories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Parish West Monroe, LA | 17,435 | 36 | 484 | #12 | 0 |
| Ascension Parish Donaldsonville, LA | 23,743 | 32 | 742 | #8 | 0 |
| Bossier Parish Benton, LA | 22,224 | 33 | 673 | #9 | 0 |
| Rapides Parish Alexandria, LA | 21,340 | 43 | 496 | #10 | 0 |
| Tangipahoa Parish Amite, LA | 19,077 | 33 | 578 | #11 | 0 |
| Terrebonne Parish Houma, LA | 14,611 | 28 | 522 | #13 | 0 |
| Lafourche Parish Thibodaux, LA | 13,326 | 30 | 444 | #14 | 0 |
| District | Students | Schools | Students / school | Size rank in state | Stories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Parish West Monroe, LA | 17,435 | 36 | 484 | #12 | 0 |
| Rowan-Salisbury Schools Salisbury, NC | 17,683 | 32 | 553 | #20 | 0 |
| Newport-Mesa Unified Costa Mesa, CA | 17,635 | 32 | 551 | #70 | 1 |
| ABC Unified Cerritos, CA | 17,612 | 31 | 568 | #71 | 0 |
| Jackson Public Schools Jackson, MS | 17,429 | 41 | 425 | #3 | 0 |
| Santa Maria-Bonita Santa Maria, CA | 17,408 | 21 | 829 | #72 | 0 |
| Hayward Unified Hayward, CA | 17,377 | 28 | 621 | #73 | 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.