Jefferson Parish
Public school district · Jefferson Parish · Louisiana · NCES district ID 2200840
Jefferson Parish spent $14,155 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 57% of the other Louisiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,478). Its 74 schools enrolled 46,790 students in 2024-25; 28.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,671 per student, up 3.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 71% (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's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Jefferson Parish ranks 4.
Where the money came from
$900,124,000 in revenue: 28.6% state, 51.4% local and 20.0% federal. Total spending including $58,981,000 of capital outlay was $805,385,000, or $15,908 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$257,414,000 29%
- Local$462,639,000 51%
- Federal$180,071,000 20%
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
50,628 students in 2022-23, 50,467 students in 2023-24, 46,790 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 | 50,628 | 2567.6 | 19.7 |
| 2023-24 | 50,467 | 3134.7 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 46,790 | 3229.3 | 14.5 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$170,927,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,376 per student
Jefferson Parish booked $170,927,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 2,577 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 $66,324 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 55 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 | $107,876,000 | 63.1% |
| Special education | $32,379,000 | 18.9% |
| Vocational | $1,670,000 | 1.0% |
| Other programs | $29,002,000 | 17.0% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,418 in 2018-19, $3,535 in 2019-20, $3,563 in 2020-21, $3,610 in 2021-22, $3,376 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 Jefferson Parish scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 28% 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 | 38% | 42.4% | 25,179 |
| Math | 28% | 31.8% | 23,889 |
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
71% of the 3,387 students in Jefferson 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 | 71% | 82.6% |
| Students in the class | 3,387 | 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.
50 elementary schools, 26,960 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Audiences Charter School | 1,077 | 16.0 | 87.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School | 868 | 14.7 | 62.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Paul J. Solis Elementary School | 777 | 16.6 | 73.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford | 769 | 13.8 | 73.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy | 731 | 12.7 | 47.2% | Not reported |
| Allen Ellender School | 727 | 14.3 | 62.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Harry S Truman School | 717 | 12.2 | 78.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School | 671 | 15.1 | 65.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Tom Benson School | 631 | 13.3 | 60.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Woodland West School | 631 | 16.5 | 73.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Woodmere School | 629 | 13.5 | 72.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Bissonet Plaza School | 624 | 13.4 | 55.9% | Schoolwide program |
The other 38 elementary schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson School | 619 | 13.6 | 63.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School | 615 | 12.3 | 63.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Terrytown Elementary School | 611 | 12.2 | 54.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Chateau Estates School | 610 | 13.7 | 56.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Phoebe Hearst School | 602 | 12.2 | 53.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Rudolph Matas School | 600 | 12.7 | 54.7% | Schoolwide program |
| J.C. Ellis School | 587 | 10.8 | 53.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Alice Birney Elementary School | 579 | 11.7 | 59.1% | Schoolwide program |
| John James Audubon School | 572 | 12.8 | 64.5% | Schoolwide program |
| A.C. Alexander School | 567 | 13.1 | 63.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Harold Keller Elementary School | 550 | 10.4 | 56.0% | Schoolwide program |
| John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School | 545 | 11.9 | 54.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School | 542 | 11.6 | 62.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Laureate Academy Charter School | 532 | 31.3 | 69.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Marie B. Riviere Elementary School | 526 | 9.7 | 53.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Joseph C Moscona School | 521 | 13.0 | 60.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Estelle School | 518 | 11.9 | 77.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Bridgedale Elementary School | 491 | 13.8 | 57.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Ella C. Pittman Elementary School | 471 | 12.8 | 74.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Ralph J Bunche Elementary | 470 | 11.9 | 68.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Lincoln School for the Arts | 467 | 15.4 | 82.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Lucille Cherbonnier School | 466 | 13.7 | 80.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Isaac G Joseph Elementary School | 439 | 12.2 | 80.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies | 434 | 13.6 | 18.4% | Not Title I |
| Green Park Elementary School | 433 | 10.3 | 56.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School | 414 | 13.7 | 80.0% | Schoolwide program |
| George Cox Elementary School | 402 | 13.5 | 60.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Harahan School | 390 | 11.0 | 61.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School | 384 | 10.0 | 63.5% | Schoolwide program |
| G.T. Woods School | 375 | 12.1 | 66.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Ruppel Academie Francaise | 362 | 13.7 | 36.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School | 360 | 15.3 | 55.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies | 356 | 13.0 | 18.5% | Not Title I |
| Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies | 355 | 18.7 | 26.8% | Not Title I |
| Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies | 354 | 16.7 | 29.9% | Not Title I |
| McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School | 342 | 12.9 | 68.1% | Schoolwide program |
| Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School | 327 | 10.9 | 57.2% | Schoolwide program |
| William Hart Elementary School | 320 | 10.9 | 58.1% | 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.
7 middle schools, 3,537 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livaudais Middle School | 743 | 17.5 | 56.0% | Schoolwide program |
| J.D. Meisler Middle School | 679 | 19.4 | 47.7% | Schoolwide program |
| John Q. Adams Middle School | 658 | 16.3 | 52.1% | Schoolwide program |
| L.H. Marrero Middle School | 619 | 15.9 | 64.5% | Schoolwide program |
| T.H. Harris Middle School | 563 | 13.9 | 57.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Stella Worley Middle School | 235 | 10.3 | 81.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Frederick Douglass Community School | 40 | 3.0 | 85.0% | 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.
15 high schools, 13,954 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School | 2,376 | 19.6 | 51.8% | Schoolwide program |
| John Ehret High School | 1,850 | 19.3 | 67.8% | Schoolwide program |
| West Jefferson High School | 1,438 | 18.6 | 58.2% | Schoolwide program |
| East Jefferson High School | 1,381 | 19.7 | 56.7% | Schoolwide program |
| Riverdale High School | 1,259 | 17.9 | 50.9% | Schoolwide program |
| L.W. Higgins High School | 1,136 | 20.5 | 72.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies | 872 | 16.7 | 22.4% | Not Title I |
| Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy | 871 | 18.5 | 25.9% | Eligible, no program |
| Jefferson RISE Charter School | 764 | 17.8 | 83.8% | Schoolwide program |
| Young Audiences Charter High School | 643 | 22.2 | 81.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies | 527 | 21.1 | 40.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Fisher Middle/High School | 498 | 15.8 | 48.8% | Schoolwide program |
The other 3 high schools
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strehle Community School | 145 | 7.6 | 76.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Jcfa | 127 | 11.7 | 75.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Jefferson Virtual High School | 67 | 4.0 | 43.3% | Not reported |
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.
2 other schools, 2,339 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy | 2,263 | 14.4 | 57.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Grand Isle High School | 76 | 3.8 | 65.8% | 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.
7 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Grace King High School
High school in Metairie; 1,463 students; 25.0 students per teacher.
Helen Cox High School
High school in Harvey; 904 students; 23.8 students per teacher.
Gretna Middle School
Middle school in Gretna; 574 students; 24.4 students per teacher.
Bonella A. St. Ville Elementary School
School in Harvey; 416 students; 16.1 students per teacher.
Mildred S. Harris Elementary School
School in Bridge City; 403 students; 21.9 students per teacher.
Joshua Butler Elementary School
School in Westwego; 359 students; 18.1 students per teacher.
Washington Montessori
School in Kenner; 257 students; 15.0 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Jefferson Parish
- Phone: (504) 349-7600
- Office: 501 Manhattan Blvd, Harvey, LA 70058
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 Jefferson Parish
- Louisiana districts by spending per studentJefferson Parish ranks 48 of 84 Louisiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,155).#48 of 84
- Every school district in LouisianaJefferson Parish is the largest of 194 Louisiana districts, with 50,628 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1 of 194
- East Baton Rouge ParishThe next smaller Louisiana district: 43,253 students in fall 2022, $15,471 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,471
- Compare Jefferson Parish with East Baton Rouge ParishEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School, its largest high school2,376 students in 2024-25, 19.6 per teacher.2,376
- Teacher salary spending across LouisianaJefferson Parish spent $66,324 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $64,742); spending, not a salary.$66,324
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
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 Jefferson Parish
How many schools and students are in Jefferson Parish?
74 schools were open in 2024-25 (50 elementary, 7 middle, 15 high, 2 other), enrolling 46,790 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Jefferson Parish spend per student?
$14,155 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 $14,671 per student, up 3.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Jefferson Parish's money come from?
$900,124,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 28.6% state, 51.4% local and 20.0% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Jefferson Parish live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 16,428 of the 68,751 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 23.9%, 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 Jefferson Parish spend on teacher salaries?
$170,927,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,376 per student. Divided by the 2,577 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $66,324 per teacher, more than 55 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 Jefferson Parish do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Jefferson Parish scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 28% 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 Jefferson Parish?
71% of the 3,387 students in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Parish's NCES district ID?
2200840. 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