Louisiana · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced School Districts in Louisiana

Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled by PlainSchools, Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026

The ranking in one line

Cameron Parish in Cameron leads Louisiana's districts with an average school quality score of 66.8/100 across 5 schools.

66.8/100
top district score (grade B-): 5
schools in Cameron Parish: 1,152
students in the top district: 53/100
average across the top 50

#	District	Grade	Students	Schools	Avg S:T	Per-Pupil $	Avg Quality
1	Cameron ParishCameron	B-	1,152	5	9:1	$27,631	66.8
2	Bienville ParishArcadia	C+	1,971	8	9.3:1	$21,059	60.8
3	East Feliciana ParishClinton	C+	1,766	6	13.1:1	$16,652	60.2
4	Washington ParishFranklinton	C	5,019	10	16.1:1	$13,463	59.9
5	St. James ParishLutcher	C	3,537	6	13:1	$19,342	59
6	Iberville ParishPlaquemine	C	4,498	8	9.7:1	$22,415	57.9
7	Franklin ParishWinnsboro	C	2,850	6	13.2:1	$15,907	57
8	Caldwell ParishColumbia	C	1,502	5	12.6:1	$17,637	56.4
9	East Carroll ParishLake Providence	C	812	3	12.9:1	$19,240	56.3
10	Jefferson Davis ParishJennings	C	5,595	12	16.2:1	$14,082	56
11	Jackson ParishJonesboro	C	2,161	5	13.1:1	$15,777	56
12	Sabine ParishMany	C	4,141	10	15.2:1	$15,948	55.6
13	Union ParishFarmerville	C	1,911	3	12.5:1	$15,421	55.3
14	Allen ParishOberlin	C	4,136	11	12.4:1	$14,694	55.2
15	Central Community School DistrictCentral	C-	4,967	5	15.3:1	$12,537	54
16	Lasalle ParishJena	C-	2,637	9	14.6:1	$14,062	53.9
17	Red River ParishCoushatta	C-	1,412	5	11.8:1	$23,766	53.8
18	Iberia ParishNew Iberia	C-	11,768	23	17.7:1	$12,572	53.8
19	Richland ParishRayville	C-	2,885	11	17.8:1	$13,896	53.5
20	Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches	C-	5,527	14	14.1:1	$15,838	53.4
21	Concordia ParishVidalia	C-	3,192	10	12.5:1	$15,509	53.3
22	Grant ParishColfax	C-	2,971	8	17.3:1	$12,781	53.1
23	St. Charles ParishLuling	C-	9,496	15	13.3:1	$22,961	53.1
24	Beauregard ParishDeridder	C-	6,020	12	16.1:1	$12,372	52.8
25	City of Monroe School DistrictMonroe	C-	8,646	19	15.4:1	$15,090	52.8
26	Vernon ParishLeesville	C-	9,037	18	15.1:1	$12,743	52.7
27	St. Mary ParishCenterville	C-	8,054	21	16.7:1	$14,177	52.5
28	Claiborne ParishHomer	C-	1,731	6	17.9:1	$16,903	52.2
29	Orleans ParishNew Orleans	C-	2,040	5	13:1	$39,996	52
30	Lincoln ParishRuston	C-	5,839	12	17.3:1	$15,353	51.4
31	Ouachita ParishMonroe	C-	19,136	36	16.9:1	$13,051	51.3
32	Lafayette ParishLafayette	C-	32,377	44	17.1:1	$12,386	51.1
33	Assumption ParishNapoleonville	C-	3,031	9	16.5:1	$14,820	51
34	St. John the Baptist ParishReserve	C-	5,382	10	13.8:1	$19,438	50.9
35	St. Landry ParishOpelousas	C-	12,554	33	15.1:1	$14,349	50.5
36	Calcasieu ParishLake Charles	C-	29,523	58	14.4:1	$17,724	50.5
37	City of Bogalusa School DistrictBogalusa	C-	1,786	4	16.8:1	$21,068	50.3
38	Jefferson ParishHarvey	C-	50,628	81	20:1	$14,155	50.2
39	Vermilion ParishAbbeville	D	9,708	20	15.7:1	$13,778	49.8
40	Lafourche ParishThibodaux	D	14,208	31	17.6:1	$11,912	49.2
41	St. Tammany ParishCovington	D	39,559	55	16.4:1	$14,823	49.1
42	Evangeline ParishVille Platte	D	5,705	11	16.3:1	$15,255	48.5
43	Desoto ParishMansfield	D	5,126	9	15.9:1	$18,116	48.4
44	St. Martin ParishBreaux Bridge	D	7,537	15	17.2:1	$13,528	48.1
45	West Baton Rouge ParishPort Allen	D	4,332	10	13.6:1	$17,984	48
46	St. Bernard ParishChalmette	D	8,277	12	15.2:1	$13,986	47.2
47	Acadia ParishCrowley	D	9,601	27	17.5:1	$12,428	45.7
48	West Feliciana ParishSt. Francisville	D	2,245	4	21.9:1	$18,707	45.5
49	Madison ParishTallulah	D	1,379	5	12.1:1	$18,632	45.2
50	Ascension ParishSorrento	D	24,769	31	14.8:1	$14,108	45.1

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best school districts in Louisiana? ▼

The top-ranked district in Louisiana is Cameron Parish in Cameron with 1,152 students across 5 schools. Average quality score: 66.8/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.

How are district rankings calculated? ▼

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.

How many school districts are in Louisiana? ▼

Louisiana has 50+ school districts serving 674,456 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1.

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Methodology

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.