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Luling, Louisiana - 15 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks St. Charles Parish #35 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,457 per pupil, St. Charles Parish ranks #12 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,496
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$23,457
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
St. Charles Parish operates 15 public schools serving 9,496 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 4 middle, 3 elementary, 2 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 St. Charles Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,457 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 19 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 79.2% local, 13.5% state, and 7.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 66/100, ranked #35 of 175 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (33 AP courses district-wide), a 333.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.0% White, 30.1% African American, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is St. Rose Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.2/100.
Its largest campus is Destrehan High School, enrolling 1,435 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is R.J. Vial Elementary School, at 228 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Destrehan High School accounts for 15.1% of all St. Charles Parish student enrollment
That concentration means St. Charles Parish-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
St. Charles Parish school enrollment varies 6.3× across entities
St. Charles Parish school enrollment ranges from 228 students (lowest) to 1,435 students (highest), a spread of 1,207 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.
St. Charles Parish student-counselor ratio is 333:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within St. Charles Parish is typically wider than the St. Charles Parish-aggregate figure suggests.
St. Charles Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 15.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within St. Charles Parish is typically wider than the St. Charles Parish-aggregate figure suggests.
St. Charles Parish has 15 schools, including 2 high, 4 middle, 6 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 9,496 students.
How much does St. Charles Parish spend per student?
St. Charles Parish spends $23,457 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #35 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of St. Charles Parish?
St. Charles Parish students are 51.0% White, 30.1% African American, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St. Charles Parish?
St. Charles Parish has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #35 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.