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St. Landry Parish

Opelousas, Louisiana · Public school district · #15 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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10,982

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,874

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Louisiana median

11.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

St. Landry Parish is a public school district based in Opelousas, Louisiana, serving 10,982 students in 34 schools. By enrollment it ranks #15 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 78% of them. Its schools average 323 students each, fewer than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $12,874 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.

How St. Landry Parish compares

St. Landry ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,874

Louisiana median $13,259 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,682

Louisiana median $7,386 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school323

Louisiana median 445 · 27% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.9

Louisiana median 13.2 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor610

Louisiana median 444 · 37% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$172.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 26%State 46%Local 28%

Measure	St. Landry Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,874	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,682	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$165.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$172.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	922	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,685	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.9	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	610	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
Lafourche ParishThibodaux	13,326	30	$10,501	16.7	#14
St. Landry ParishOpelousas · this district	10,982	34	$12,874	11.9	#15
Iberia ParishNew Iberia	10,768	22	$11,283	13.9	#16
Acadia ParishCrowley	9,043	27	$11,300	15.6	#17
St. Charles ParishLuling	8,756	15	$18,238	10.2	#18

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Lake Travis ISDAustin, TX	11,008	$9,344	16.4
Roseville Joint Union HighRoseville, CA	11,002	$12,926	23.7
Bulloch CountyStatesboro, GA	10,999	$11,155	14.3
Huntsville ISDHuntsville, TX	10,960	$8,250	34.9

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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