The largest public schools in Louisiana

University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections) in Baton Rouge was Louisiana's largest public school in 2024-25, with 3,725 students. 2 of the 15 largest teach online; their enrollment comes from across the state.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · ranked by fall 2024 membership, schools open that year · method

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 largest, with their teachers

School	City	Students	Per teacher	Online
University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Baton Rouge	3,725	17.6	Yes
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	Youngsville	3,669	17.7	No
Denham Springs High School	Denham Springs	2,385	17.9	No
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	Kenner	2,376	19.6	No
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	Kenner	2,263	14.4	No
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	Baton Rouge	2,239	21.4	Yes
The Willow School	New Orleans	2,225	15.9	No
Chalmette High School	Chalmette	2,193	14.7	No
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	Lafayette	2,177	20.5	No
Ponchatoula High School	Ponchatoula	2,067	17.0	No
West Monroe High School	West Monroe	2,041	16.3	No
Dutchtown High School	Geismar	2,029	15.2	No
Walker High School	Walker	2,006	17.2	No
Mandeville High School	Mandeville	2,006	14.4	No
Sulphur High School	Sulphur	1,911	14.0	No

The other 35 on the list

School	City	Students	Per teacher	Online
Alfred M. Barbe High School	Lake Charles	1,908	16.9	No
East Ascension High School	Gonzales	1,894	13.3	No
Airline High School	Bossier City	1,855	18.9	No
John Ehret High School	Marrero	1,850	19.3	No
St. Amant High School	St. Amant	1,847	14.5	No
Southside High School	Youngsville	1,833	21.3	No
Zachary High School	Zachary	1,726	15.7	No
Lafayette High School	Lafayette	1,720	23.1	No
Captain Shreve High School	Shreveport	1,658	17.7	No
Slidell High School	Slidell	1,654	14.2	No
Acadiana High School	Lafayette	1,652	21.9	No
Hammond High Magnet School	Hammond	1,606	15.2	No
Covington High School	Covington	1,600	14.5	No
Baton Rouge Magnet High School	Baton Rouge	1,593	17.6	No
Central High School	Baton Rouge	1,529	15.1	No
Northshore High School	Slidell	1,518	15.0	No
C.E. Byrd High School	Shreveport	1,517	20.0	No
Benton High School	Benton	1,515	18.6	No
Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School	Shreveport	1,480	15.1	No
Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School	Madisonville	1,480	16.3	No
Alexandria Senior High School	Alexandria	1,475	17.9	No
LSU Laboratory School	Baton Rouge	1,463	11.0	No
Fontainebleau High School	Mandeville	1,451	13.2	No
Morris Jeff Community School	New Orleans	1,442	12.6	No
West Jefferson High School	Harvey	1,438	18.6	No
Turner Elementary Middle School	Shreveport	1,437	17.6	No
Destrehan High School	Destrehan	1,435	11.7	No
Magnolia School of Excellence	Shreveport	1,430	not reported	No
Hahnville High School	Boutte	1,416	11.6	No
Live Oak High School	Watson	1,392	18.7	No
East Jefferson High School	Metairie	1,381	19.7	No
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	Lafayette	1,362	21.1	No
Haughton High School	Haughton	1,360	19.3	No
Terrebonne High School	Houma	1,346	19.6	No
Huntington High School	Shreveport	1,345	18.9	No

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership, staff and the directory's virtual-status field.

More lists for Louisiana

01Public schools in Louisiana
The state hub: schools, students, districts
02Every school district
Directory, 2024-25
03Fewest students per teacher
Schools, 2024-25
04Highest-spending districts
F-33 fiscal year 2022-23
05Teacher salary spending by district
F-33 fiscal year 2022-23
06Largest schools in the U.S.
The national list

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership and staff files · 2024-25

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