Louisiana · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Louisiana

The 50 public schools in Louisiana with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a class-size measure computed from NCES staffing data.

Compiled from official source data by .
4.8:1
Best ratio
18.6:1
State average
15.7:1
National average
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

North Iberville High School runs Louisiana's smallest classes at 4.8:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 18.6:1.

4.8:1
smallest classes (North Iberville High School)
50
listed schools below the state average
18.6:1
Louisiana average
15.7:1
national average
# School EnrollmentStudent:Teacher
1 North Iberville High School Rosedale 181 4.8:1
2 Living School New Orleans 135 5.2:1
3 Thrive Academy Baton Rouge 156 6:1
4 Mckeithen Head Start Alexandria 120 6:1
5 West St. John High School Edgard 186 6.3:1
6 Louisiana School for Math Science & the Arts Natchitoches 272 6.7:1
7 South Cameron High School Grand Chenier 161 7.3:1
8 Lowery Middle School Donaldsonville 277 8.2:1
9 Hackberry High School Hackberry 218 8.2:1
10 Gibsland-Coleman High School Gibsland 139 8.6:1
11 Northdale Superintendent's Academy Baton Rouge 151 8.7:1
12 Oberlin High School Oberlin 180 8.9:1
13 White Castle High School White Castle 286 9:1
14 Red River High School Coushatta 349 9.1:1
15 Plain Dealing High School Plain Dealing 270 9.1:1
16 North Iberville Elementary Rosedale 272 9.2:1
17 Starks High School Starks 284 9.3:1
18 Arcadia High School Arcadia 248 9.3:1
19 Cohn Elementary School Port Allen 217 9.3:1
20 Jackson Head Start Alexandria 136 9.7:1
21 Dorseyville Elementary School White Castle 402 9.8:1
22 Ferriday High School Ferriday 289 9.8:1
23 East Iberville Elementary/High School St. Gabriel 727 9.9:1
24 North Central High School Washington 220 9.9:1
25 Walter L. Cohen College Prep New Orleans 159 9.9:1
26 East Feliciana Middle School Clinton 137 10:1
27 John F. Kennedy High School New Orleans 665 10.1:1
28 Belfair Montessori School Baton Rouge 274 10.2:1
29 Lanier Charter School Baton Rouge 234 10.2:1
30 Phoenix High School Braithwaite 203 10.2:1
31 West Feliciana High School St. Francisville 591 10.3:1
32 Ringgold Elementary School Ringgold 195 10.4:1
33 Clinton Elementary School Clinton 189 10.4:1
34 Donaldsonville Primary School Donaldsonville 371 10.5:1
35 Ferriday Junior High School Ferriday 241 10.5:1
36 Marthaville Elementary & Junior High School Marthaville 196 10.5:1
37 Lowery Elementary School Donaldsonville 307 10.6:1
38 Dequincy Middle School DeQuincy 208 10.6:1
39 Noble Minds New Orleans 153 10.6:1
40 Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School Baton Rouge 386 10.7:1
41 Oakdale Middle School Oakdale 340 10.7:1
42 Oak Park Elementary School Lake Charles 259 10.7:1
43 Union Central Elementary School Columbia 215 10.7:1
44 Port Allen Middle School Port Allen 204 10.7:1
45 Evangeline Elementary School Evangeline 159 10.7:1
46 Crawford Elementary School Arcadia 278 10.8:1
47 Rosenwald Collegiate Academy New Orleans 413 10.9:1
48 Jonesboro-Hodge High School Jonesboro 198 10.9:1
49 Southside Alternative High School Monroe 165 10.9:1
50 Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge Baton Rouge 351 11:1
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
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