Louisiana · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Louisiana

The 50 public schools in Louisiana with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

North Iberville High School runs Louisiana's smallest classes at 5.2:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 16.8:1.

5.2:1
smallest classes (North Iberville High School): 50
listed schools below the state average: 16.8:1
Louisiana average: 15.7:1
national average

#	School	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	North Iberville High SchoolRosedale	181	Other	Iberville Parish	-69%	5.2:1
2	Living SchoolNew Orleans	135	High	Living School Inc.	-69%	5.2:1
3	West St. John High SchoolEdgard	186	Other	St. John the Baptist Parish	-65%	5.8:1
4	Thrive AcademyBaton Rouge	156	Other	Thrive Academy	-64%	6:1
5	Mckeithen Head StartAlexandria	120	Other	Rapides Parish	-64%	6:1
6	Ebr Readiness Superintendent AcademyBaton Rouge	193	Other	East Baton Rouge Parish	-62%	6.4:1
7	South Cameron High SchoolGrand Chenier	161	Other	Cameron Parish	-62%	6.4:1
8	Louisiana School for Math Science & the ArtsNatchitoches	272	High	Louisiana School for Math Science & the Arts	-61%	6.6:1
9	North Polk Elementary SchoolLeesville	127	Other	Vernon Parish	-60%	6.7:1
10	North Central High SchoolWashington	220	Other	St. Landry Parish	-58%	7.1:1
11	Oberlin High SchoolOberlin	180	Other	Allen Parish	-57%	7.2:1
12	Northdale Superintendent's AcademyBaton Rouge	151	Other	East Baton Rouge Parish	-57%	7.2:1
13	Strehle Community SchoolAvondale	145	Other	Jefferson Parish	-55%	7.6:1
14	Lowery Middle SchoolDonaldsonville	277	Middle	Ascension Parish	-54%	7.7:1
15	East Leesville Elementary SchoolLeesville	176	Other	Vernon Parish	-54%	7.7:1
16	Gibsland-Coleman High SchoolGibsland	139	Other	Bienville Parish	-54%	7.7:1
17	Goldonna Elementary & Junior High SchoolGoldonna	100	Other	Natchitoches Parish	-54%	7.7:1
18	White Castle High SchoolWhite Castle	286	Other	Iberville Parish	-53%	7.9:1
19	Starks High SchoolStarks	284	Other	Calcasieu Parish	-52%	8.1:1
20	Plain Dealing High SchoolPlain Dealing	270	Other	Bossier Parish	-51%	8.2:1
21	Paul Breaux Middle SchoolLafayette	314	Elementary	Lafayette Parish	-51%	8.3:1
22	Opelousas Middle SchoolOpelousas	132	Elementary	St. Landry Parish	-51%	8.3:1
23	Carter C. Raymond Junior High SchoolLecompte	124	Other	Rapides Parish	-51%	8.3:1
24	Hackberry High SchoolHackberry	218	Other	Cameron Parish	-50%	8.4:1
25	Ringgold Elementary SchoolRinggold	195	Other	Bienville Parish	-49%	8.5:1
26	Louisiana Key Academy Baton RougeBaton Rouge	351	Elementary	Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge	-49%	8.6:1
27	C.F. Rowley Alternative SchoolChalmette	103	Other	St. Bernard Parish	-49%	8.6:1
28	Red River High SchoolCoushatta	349	High	Red River Parish	-48%	8.7:1
29	North Iberville ElementaryRosedale	272	Other	Iberville Parish	-48%	8.8:1
30	Sicily Island High SchoolSicily Island	143	Other	Catahoula Parish	-47%	8.9:1
31	Donaldsonville Primary SchoolDonaldsonville	371	Other	Ascension Parish	-46%	9:1
32	Ferriday High SchoolFerriday	289	Other	Concordia Parish	-46%	9:1
33	Cohn Elementary SchoolPort Allen	217	Elementary	West Baton Rouge Parish	-46%	9:1
34	Dorseyville Elementary SchoolWhite Castle	402	Other	Iberville Parish	-46%	9.1:1
35	Booker T. Washington High SchoolNew Orleans	532	High	Kipp Booker T. Washington	-45%	9.2:1
36	Arcadia High SchoolArcadia	248	Other	Bienville Parish	-45%	9.2:1
37	Madison High SchoolTallulah	280	Other	Madison Parish	-45%	9.3:1
38	Lakeview Jr./Sr. High SchoolCampti	261	Other	Natchitoches Parish	-45%	9.3:1
39	Marthaville Elementary & Junior High SchoolMarthaville	196	Other	Natchitoches Parish	-45%	9.3:1
40	West Feliciana High SchoolSt. Francisville	591	High	West Feliciana Parish	-44%	9.4:1
41	Jonesboro-Hodge High SchoolJonesboro	198	High	Jackson Parish	-44%	9.4:1
42	West St. John Elementary School (K-7)Edgard	188	Other	St. John the Baptist Parish	-44%	9.4:1
43	Bolton High SchoolAlexandria	372	High	Rapides Parish	-43%	9.5:1
44	East Iberville Elementary/High SchoolSt. Gabriel	727	Other	Iberville Parish	-43%	9.6:1
45	Kentwood High Magnet SchoolKentwood	259	Other	Tangipahoa Parish	-43%	9.6:1
46	Southside Alternative High SchoolMonroe	165	Other	Office of Juvenile Justice	-42%	9.7:1
47	Jackson Head StartAlexandria	136	Other	Rapides Parish	-42%	9.7:1
48	Rosenwald Elementary SchoolNew Roads	303	Other	Pointe Coupee Parish	-42%	9.8:1
49	Stella Worley Middle SchoolWestwego	235	Middle	Jefferson Parish	-42%	9.8:1
50	G. W. Carver Primary SchoolGonzales	487	Other	Ascension Parish	-41%	9.9:1

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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