Louisiana · NCES CCD 2024-25
Largest Schools in Louisiana The 50 largest public schools in Louisiana, ranked by total student enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.
Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools . · Updated August 2026
3,725 Largest school
1,801 Avg across top 50
50 Schools listed The ranking in one line
University View Academy Inc. (Frm La Connections) in Baton Rouge is Louisiana's largest public school with 3,725 students enrolled.
3,725 students at University View Academy Inc. (Frm La Connections)
20.6:1 student-teacher ratio at the largest school
1,801 average across the top 50 # School Student:Teacher Level District Enrollment 1 University View Academy Inc. (Frm La Connections) Baton Rouge 20.6:1 Other University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections) 3,725 2 Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy Youngsville 39.5:1 Other Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy 3,669 3 Denham Springs High School Denham Springs 26.8:1 High Livingston Parish 2,385 4 Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School Kenner 43.2:1 High Jefferson Parish 2,376 5 Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Kenner 14.9:1 Other Jefferson Parish 2,263 6 Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy Baton Rouge 28.3:1 Other Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy 2,239 7 The Willow School New Orleans 20.6:1 Other The Willow School 2,225 8 Chalmette High School Chalmette 16.7:1 High St. Bernard Parish 2,193 9 Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy Lafayette 33:1 Other Lafayette Charter Foundation 2,177 10 Ponchatoula High School Ponchatoula 19.9:1 High Tangipahoa Parish 2,067 11 West Monroe High School West Monroe 18.1:1 Other Ouachita Parish 2,041 12 Dutchtown High School Geismar 13.8:1 High Ascension Parish 2,029 13 Walker High School Walker 20.9:1 High Livingston Parish 2,006 14 Mandeville High School Mandeville 19.1:1 High St. Tammany Parish 2,006 15 Sulphur High School Sulphur 16.8:1 High Calcasieu Parish 1,911 16 Alfred M. Barbe High School Lake Charles 21.4:1 High Calcasieu Parish 1,908 17 East Ascension High School Gonzales 14.3:1 High Ascension Parish 1,894 18 Airline High School Bossier City 18.7:1 Other Bossier Parish 1,855 19 John Ehret High School Marrero 30.3:1 High Jefferson Parish 1,850 20 St. Amant High School St. Amant 13.4:1 High Ascension Parish 1,847 21 Southside High School Youngsville 23.5:1 High Lafayette Parish 1,833 22 Zachary High School Zachary 18.6:1 High Zachary Community School District 1,726 23 Lafayette High School Lafayette 21.5:1 High Lafayette Parish 1,720 24 Captain Shreve High School Shreveport 23.4:1 High Caddo Parish 1,658 25 Slidell High School Slidell 17.8:1 High St. Tammany Parish 1,654 26 Acadiana High School Lafayette 18.6:1 High Lafayette Parish 1,652 27 Hammond High Magnet School Hammond 18.7:1 High Tangipahoa Parish 1,606 28 Covington High School Covington 19.5:1 High St. Tammany Parish 1,600 29 Baton Rouge Magnet High School Baton Rouge 19.9:1 High East Baton Rouge Parish 1,593 30 Central High School Baton Rouge 16.6:1 High Central Community School District 1,529 31 Northshore High School Slidell 18.5:1 High St. Tammany Parish 1,518 32 C.E. Byrd High School Shreveport 24.1:1 High Caddo Parish 1,517 33 Benton High School Benton 20.2:1 Other Bossier Parish 1,515 34 Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School Shreveport 19.5:1 Other Caddo Parish 1,480 35 Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School Madisonville 21.1:1 Elementary St. Tammany Parish 1,480 36 Alexandria Senior High School Alexandria 20.8:1 High Rapides Parish 1,475 37 Lsu Laboratory School Baton Rouge 11.8:1 Other LSU Laboratory School 1,463 38 Grace King High School Metairie 25.2:1 High Jefferson Parish 1,463 39 Fontainebleau High School Mandeville 17.1:1 High St. Tammany Parish 1,451 40 Morris Jeff Community School New Orleans 14.6:1 Other Morris Jeff Community School 1,442 41 West Jefferson High School Harvey 25.7:1 High Jefferson Parish 1,438 42 Turner Elementary Middle School Shreveport 21.4:1 Other Caddo Parish 1,437 43 Destrehan High School Destrehan 16.1:1 High St. Charles Parish 1,435 44 Magnolia School of Excellence Shreveport 68.1:1 Other Caddo Parish 1,430 45 Hahnville High School Boutte 14.9:1 High St. Charles Parish 1,416 46 Live Oak High School Watson 21.1:1 High Livingston Parish 1,392 47 East Jefferson High School Metairie 27.6:1 High Jefferson Parish 1,381 48 David Thibodaux Stem Magnet Academy Lafayette 21:1 Other Lafayette Parish 1,362 49 Haughton High School Haughton 20.9:1 Other Bossier Parish 1,360 50 Terrebonne High School Houma 24:1 High Terrebonne Parish 1,346
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Enrollment data comes from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 school year.
Schools are ranked by total student enrollment. Student-teacher ratios are calculated
from full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher counts reported by each school.
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