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Thibodaux, Louisiana - 31 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Lafourche Parish #114 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,029 per pupil, Lafourche Parish ranks #98 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,208
Total Enrollment
31
Schools
$15,029
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lafourche Parish operates 31 public schools serving 14,208 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 14 combined, 8 middle, 6 elementary, 3 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 Lafourche Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,029 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.7% local, 30.2% state, and 28.1% 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 41/100, ranked #114 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 31 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 399:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.9% White, 16.5% African American, 11.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Raceland Upper Elementary School, with a diversity index of 63.9/100.
Lafourche Parish school enrollment varies 10× across entities
Lafourche Parish school enrollment ranges from 125 students (lowest) to 1,307 students (highest), a spread of 1,182 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lafourche Parish has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.5% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Lafourche Parish student-counselor ratio is 399:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Lafourche Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 10.0% — 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.