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Breaux Bridge, Louisiana - 15 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks St. Martin Parish #131 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,469 per pupil, St. Martin Parish ranks #163 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,537
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$12,469
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
St. Martin Parish operates 15 public schools serving 7,537 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 4 elementary, 3 high, 3 middle 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. Martin Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,469 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 32.9% local, 44.2% state, and 22.9% 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 37/100, ranked #131 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.
a 417.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.5% African American, 43.5% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cecilia Primary School, with a diversity index of 62.4/100.
Its largest campus is Cecilia High School, enrolling 768 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Stephensville Elementary School, at 96 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
St. Martin Parish school enrollment varies 8.0× across entities
St. Martin Parish school enrollment ranges from 96 students (lowest) to 768 students (highest), a spread of 672 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.
St. Martin Parish has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.6% 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.
St. Martin Parish student-counselor ratio is 418:1 — 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.
St. Martin Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 16.5% — 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. Martin Parish is typically wider than the St. Martin Parish-aggregate figure suggests.
St. Martin Parish has 15 schools, including 3 high, 5 combined, 3 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 7,537 students.
How much does St. Martin Parish spend per student?
St. Martin Parish spends $12,469 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #131 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of St. Martin Parish?
St. Martin Parish students are 45.5% African American, 43.5% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St. Martin Parish?
St. Martin Parish has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #131 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.