Vermilion Parish
Public school district · Vermilion Parish · Louisiana · NCES district ID 2201800
Vermilion Parish spent $13,778 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 67% of the other Louisiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,478). Its 20 schools enrolled 8,433 students in 2024-25; 40.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,379 per student, down 2.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (Louisiana: 82.6%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Louisiana districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Vermilion Parish in enrollment (7,537 to 12,554 students) and Vermilion Parish itself.
Where the money came from
$159,047,000 in revenue: 40.7% state, 35.9% local and 23.4% federal. Total spending including $7,741,000 of capital outlay was $143,022,000, or $14,732 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$64,681,000 41%
- Local$57,143,000 36%
- Federal$37,223,000 23%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 84 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
9,708 students in 2022-23, 9,587 students in 2023-24, 8,433 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 9,708 | 542.1 | 17.9 |
| 2023-24 | 9,587 | 631.9 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 8,433 | 548.2 | 15.4 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$34,252,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,528 per student
Vermilion Parish booked $34,252,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 542 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $63,184 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 39 in 100 Louisiana districts with a figure (state median $64,742, 167 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Louisiana teacher salary at $52,376 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $25,202,000 | 73.6% |
| Special education | $4,852,000 | 14.2% |
| Vocational | $1,439,000 | 4.2% |
| Other programs | $2,759,000 | 8.1% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,173 in 2018-19, $3,183 in 2019-20, $3,254 in 2020-21, $3,390 in 2021-22, $3,528 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Vermilion Parish scored proficient or above: 55% in reading and 44% in math, against 42.4% in reading and 31.8% in math across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Louisiana | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 55% | 42.4% | 4,902 |
| Math | 44% | 31.8% | 4,984 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
94% of the 600 students in Vermilion Parish's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Louisiana | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 94% | 82.6% |
| Students in the class | 600 | 50,762 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
11 elementary schools, 4,067 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leblanc Elementary School | 624 | 14.4 | 58.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice | 592 | 14.5 | 42.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Dozier Elementary School | 556 | 16.0 | 42.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Kaplan Elementary School | 550 | 15.0 | 65.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Eaton Park Elementary School | 376 | 11.8 | 86.4% | Schoolwide program |
| James A. Herod Elementary School | 285 | 10.1 | 85.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Meaux Elementary School | 281 | 14.4 | 45.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Forked Island/E. Broussard Elementary School | 243 | 12.8 | 44.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Indian Bayou Elementary School | 217 | 13.4 | 37.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Jesse Owens Elementary School | 180 | 12.1 | 57.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Seventh Ward Elementary School | 163 | 11.3 | 67.5% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
4 middle schools, 1,735 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Vermilion Middle School | 535 | 16.8 | 34.4% | Eligible, no program |
| Erath Middle School | 466 | 16.4 | 40.1% | Eligible, no program |
| J.H. Williams Middle School | 374 | 13.9 | 78.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Rene A. Rost Middle School | 360 | 15.8 | 53.9% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
5 high schools, 2,631 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Vermilion High School | 790 | 21.6 | 30.4% | Eligible, no program |
| Abbeville High School | 569 | 17.5 | 67.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Erath High School | 557 | 20.5 | 37.9% | Eligible, no program |
| Kaplan High School | 528 | 19.9 | 45.5% | Eligible, no program |
| Gueydan High School | 187 | 11.6 | 49.7% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Vermilion Parish
- Phone: (337) 740-5910
- Office: 220 South Jefferson Street, Abbeville, LA 70510
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Vermilion Parish
- Louisiana districts by spending per studentVermilion Parish ranks 57 of 84 Louisiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,778).#57 of 84
- Every school district in LouisianaVermilion Parish is the number 17 by size of 194 Louisiana districts, with 9,708 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#17 of 194
- Iberia ParishThe next larger Louisiana district: 11,768 students in fall 2022, $12,572 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,572
- Acadia ParishThe next smaller Louisiana district: 9,601 students in fall 2022, $12,428 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,428
- Compare Vermilion Parish with Iberia ParishEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- North Vermilion High School, its largest high school790 students in 2024-25, 21.6 per teacher.790
- Teacher salary spending across LouisianaVermilion Parish spent $63,184 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $64,742); spending, not a salary.$63,184
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Vermilion Parish
How many schools and students are in Vermilion Parish?
20 schools were open in 2024-25 (11 elementary, 4 middle, 5 high), enrolling 8,433 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Vermilion Parish spend per student?
$13,778 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Louisiana median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,478 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,379 per student, down 2.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Vermilion Parish's money come from?
$159,047,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 40.7% state, 35.9% local and 23.4% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Vermilion Parish live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 2,676 of the 10,813 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 24.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Vermilion Parish spend on teacher salaries?
$34,252,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,528 per student. Divided by the 542 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $63,184 per teacher, more than 39 in 100 Louisiana districts (state median $64,742). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Louisiana teacher salary at $52,376 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Vermilion Parish do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Vermilion Parish scored proficient or above: 55% in reading and 44% in math, against 42.4% in reading and 31.8% in math across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Vermilion Parish?
94% of the 600 students in Vermilion Parish's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Vermilion Parish's NCES district ID?
2201800. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25