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St. Tammany Parish

Covington, Louisiana · Public school district · #3 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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35,956

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,926

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 5% above the Louisiana median

12.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

St. Tammany Parish is a public school district based in Covington, Louisiana, serving 35,956 students in 55 schools. By enrollment it ranks #3 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 97% of them. Its schools average 654 students each, more than the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $13,926 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.

How St. Tammany Parish compares

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

Spending per student$13,926

Louisiana median $13,259 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,409

Louisiana median $7,386 · 14% above · FY2020-21

Students per school654

Louisiana median 445 · 47% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.8

Louisiana median 13.2 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor486

Louisiana median 444 · 9% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$580.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 39%Local 50%

Measure	St. Tammany Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,926	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,409	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$573.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$580.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	2,800	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	5,038	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.8	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	486	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
East Baton Rouge ParishBaton Rouge	39,320	81	$14,277	13.4	#2
St. Tammany ParishCovington · this district	35,956	55	$13,926	12.8	#3
Caddo ParishShreveport	32,165	56	$12,870	15.2	#4
Lafayette ParishLafayette	29,396	45	$11,366	17.6	#5
Calcasieu ParishLake Charles	27,851	56	$18,914	12.1	#6

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Brownsville ISDBrownsville, TX	36,140	$12,011	14.9
Santa Ana UnifiedSanta Ana, CA	36,036	$15,998	20.0
Cabarrus County SchoolsConcord, NC	35,772	$9,927	16.5
Savannah-Chatham CountySavannah, GA	35,744	$12,890	13.0

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-st-tammany-parish