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New Iberia, Louisiana - 23 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Iberia Parish #141 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,027 per pupil, Iberia Parish ranks #169 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,768
Total Enrollment
23
Schools
$12,027
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Iberia Parish operates 23 public schools serving 11,768 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 18 combined, 3 middle, 2 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Iberia Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,027 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 19 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.1% local, 46.6% state, and 18.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 34/100, ranked #141 of 175 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 23 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 218.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.1% African American, 40.0% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Center Street Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.5/100.
Its largest campus is New Iberia Senior High School, enrolling 1,315 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jeanerette Senior High School, at 291 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Iberia Parish school enrollment varies 4.5× across entities
Iberia Parish school enrollment ranges from 291 students (lowest) to 1,315 students (highest), a spread of 1,024 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Iberia Parish has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Iberia Parish student-counselor ratio is 218:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Iberia Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 14.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.