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Lafourche Parish School District
District details
School board members: 9
Students: 14,208 (2022-2023)
Schools: 31 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Lafourche Parish School District is a school district in Louisiana (Lafourche Parish). During the 2023 school year, 14,208 students attended one of the district's 31 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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• 2014

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 1

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 1

Incumbent Louis E. Thibodaux won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 1 on August 22, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 10

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 10

Incumbent Dennis Chiasson won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 10 on August 22, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 11

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 11

Incumbent Clyde Duplantis III won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 11 on August 22, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 12

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 12

Incumbent Ann Bouvier Sanamo won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 12 on August 22, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 13

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 13

Incumbent Al Archer won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 13 on August 22, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 14

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General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 14

Incumbent Ray C. Bernard won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 14 on August 22, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 15

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 15

Incumbent Calvin Duet won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 15 on November 4, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 2

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 2

Incumbent Brooke E. Huddleston won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 2 on August 22, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 3

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 3

Incumbent Richmond Boyd Jr. won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 3 on November 4, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 4

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 4

Incumbent Marian Fertitta won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 4 on August 22, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 5

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 5

Incumbent Mary Breaud won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 5 on August 22, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 6

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 6

Incumbent Gregg P. Stall won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 6 on November 4, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 7

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 7

Incumbent Gary Foret won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 7 on November 4, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 8

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 8

Incumbent Ronald Pere won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 8 on August 22, 2014.

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Lafourche Parish School District, District 9

General election

General election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 9

Incumbent Julie Breaux won election in the general election for Lafourche Parish School District, District 9 on August 22, 2014.

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About the district

School board

The Lafourche Parish School District consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Tina Babin	District 3		2026
Valerie Bourgeois	District 6		2026
BuffyLynn Charpentier	District 9		2026
Clyde Duplantis III	District 5		2026
Dennis Guillot	District 2		2026
Henry Lafont Jr.	District 7		2026
Leslie Wells	District 8		2026
Myron Wright	District 1		2026
Marian Fertitta	District 4	2010	2026

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Lafourche Parish School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 54	Joseph Orgeron	Republican Party	78%	99%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 55	Bryan Fontenot	Republican Party	18%	100%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 51	Beryl Amedée	Republican Party	4%	10%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$27,855,000	$1,935	14%
Local:	$91,635,000	$6,367	46%
State:	$78,949,000	$5,485	40%
Total:	$198,439,000	$13,787

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$163,201,000	$11,338
Total Current Expenditures:	$151,147,000	$10,501
Instructional Expenditures:	$84,241,000	$5,852	52%
Student and Staff Support:	$16,358,000	$1,136	10%
Administration:	$19,408,000	$1,348	12%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$31,136,000	$2,163	19%
Total Capital Outlay:	$7,559,000	$525
Construction:	$7,001,000	$486
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$94,000	$6
Interest on Debt:	$2,862,000	$198

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	31	50-54	12	26	20-24	31	39
2018-2019	74	75-79	52	68	70-74	76	81
2017-2018	72	80-84	51	66	70-74	76	79
2016-2017	68	80-84	48	62	60-64	71	76
2015-2016	69	85-89	51	64	60-64	70	76
2014-2015	66	85-89	47	62	55-59	65-69	73
2013-2014	72	80-89	53	66	65-69	75-79	78
2012-2013	70	90-94	53	70	60-64	70-74	75
2011-2012	73	90-94	55	70-74	66	75-79	78
2010-2011	68	75-79	49	60-64	60-64	70-74	74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	49	65-69	29	42	40-44	48	57
2018-2019	81	80-84	69	73	75-79	84	86
2017-2018	82	80-84	68	76	75-79	84	87
2016-2017	77	85-89	61	70	75-79	81	83
2015-2016	78	90-94	65	72	75-79	80	83
2014-2015	76	85-89	61	71	65-69	80-84	82
2013-2014	73	80-89	59	70	65-69	80-84	78
2012-2013	76	85-89	62	74	75-79	75-79	80
2011-2012	72	80-84	59	65-69	67	70-74	77
2010-2011	67	75-79	53	60-64	60-64	65-69	71

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	97	>=50	90-94	>=90	>=90	>=90	98
2018-2019	93	>=50	85-89	80-89	>=80	>=80	94
2017-2018	96	>=50	90-94	80-89	>=90	>=80	98
2016-2017	94	>=50	85-89	>=80	>=80	>=80	96
2015-2016	84	>=50	70-74	70-79	>=90	>=50	88
2014-2015	84	>=50	65-69	70-79	70-79	60-79	89
2013-2014	81	>=50	70-74	60-79	70-79	>=50	85
2012-2013	81	>=50	65-69	60-79	60-79	>=50	86
2011-2012	81	PS	60-64	80-89	70-79	PS	86
2010-2011	79	>=50	65-69	>=80	60-69	>=50	82

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	14,208	1.2
2021-2022	14,040	-2.5
2020-2021	14,393	-1.8
2019-2020	14,652	1.7
2018-2019	14,402	-1.0
2017-2018	14,541	-0.8
2016-2017	14,653	-0.5
2015-2016	14,719	-0.5
2014-2015	14,796	0.6
2013-2014	14,700	0.5
2012-2013	14,631	2.1
2011-2012	14,323	-0.5
2010-2011	14,393	-0.5
2009-2010	14,462	-1.0
2008-2009	14,602	-0.4
2007-2008	14,658	0.3
2006-2007	14,613	0.7
2005-2006	14,515	-1.0
2004-2005	14,653	-1.5
2003-2004	14,872	-1.0
2002-2003	15,023	-0.4
2001-2002	15,085	-0.5
2000-2001	15,165	-1.4
1999-2000	15,371	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Lafourche Parish School District (%)	Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	3.1	0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9	1.6
Black	18.9	41.6
Hispanic	10.2	10.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	6.7	3.6
White	60.2	42.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Lafourche Parish School District had 737.51 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 19.26.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	30.87
Kindergarten:	46.70
Elementary:	449.38
Secondary:	210.56
Total:	737.51

Lafourche Parish School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 60.62 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	1.00
District Administrative Support:	7.54
School Administrators:	60.62
School Administrative Support:	53.74

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	264.40
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	27.53
Total Guidance Counselors:	36.78
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	10.01
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	93.81
Other Support Services:	201.09

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Lafourche Parish School District operates 31 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Bayou Blue Elementary School	511	PK-2
Bayou Blue Middle School	424	6-8
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School	426	3-5
Bayou Boeuf Elementary School	216	PK-5
Bayou Community Academy Charter School	515	PK-8
Central Lafourche High School	1,360	9-12
Chackbay Elementary School	391	PK-5
C.M. Washington Elementary School	349	4-5
Cut Off Elementary School	426	PK-5
East Thibodaux Middle School	238	6-8
Galliano Elementary School	384	PK-5
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School	167	PK-2
Golden Meadow Middle School	341	6-8
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School	150	3-5
Larose-Cut Off Middle School	481	6-8
Lockport Lower Elementary School	460	PK-2
Lockport Middle School	376	6-8
Lockport Upper Elementary School	356	3-5
North Larose Elementary School	236	PK-5
Raceland Lower Elementary School	369	PK-2
Raceland Middle School	300	6-8
Raceland Upper Elementary School	293	3-5
Sixth Ward Middle School	271	6-8
South Lafourche High School	1,108	9-12
South Larose Elementary School	360	PK-5
St. Charles Elementary School	274	PK-5
Thibodaux Elementary School	592	PK-1
Thibodaux High School	1,454	9-12
Virtual Academy Of Lafourche	494	KG-12
West Thibodaux Middle School	430	6-8
W.S. Lafargue Elementary School	456	2-3

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