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Orleans Parish School Board
District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,040 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Orleans Parish School Board is a school district in Louisiana (Orleans Parish). During the 2023 school year, 2,040 students attended one of the district's five schools.

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

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Elections

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Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Orleans Parish School Board District 1

General election

Orleans Parish School Board District 2

General election

General election for Orleans Parish School Board District 2

Gabriela Biro defeated Eric Jones in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 2 on December 7, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gabriela Biro (D)	54.8	2,061
	Submit photo	Eric Jones (D)	45.2	1,701

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,762
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Orleans Parish School Board District 3

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Orleans Parish School Board District 4

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Orleans Parish School Board District 5

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Orleans Parish School Board District 6

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Orleans Parish School Board District 7

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Orleans Parish School Board District 4

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Reason canceled : Candidate(s) won outright in earlier election stage

Orleans Parish School Board District 1

General election

Reason canceled : Candidate(s) won outright in earlier election stage

Orleans Parish School Board District 1

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Orleans Parish School Board District 2

General election

General election for Orleans Parish School Board District 2

Incumbent Ethan Ashley defeated Chanel Payne in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 2 on December 5, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ethan Ashley (D)	54.8	5,223
	Submit photo	Chanel Payne (D)	45.2	4,311

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,534
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Orleans Parish School Board District 3

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Orleans Parish School Board District 4

General election

General election for Orleans Parish School Board District 4

Jancarlo Romero defeated incumbent Leslie Ellison in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 4 on December 5, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jancarlo Romero (D)	55.4	4,783
		Leslie Ellison (D)	44.6	3,854

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,637
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Orleans Parish School Board District 5

General election

General election for Orleans Parish School Board District 5

Katherine Baudouin defeated Antoinette Williams in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 5 on December 5, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Katherine Baudouin (D)	54.0	5,462
	Submit photo	Antoinette Williams (D)	46.0	4,649

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,111
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Orleans Parish School Board District 6

General election

General election for Orleans Parish School Board District 6

Carlos Zervigon defeated Erica Martinez in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 6 on December 5, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carlos Zervigon (D)	61.0	5,506
		Erica Martinez (D)	39.0	3,520

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,026
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Orleans Parish School Board District 7

General election

General election for Orleans Parish School Board District 7

Incumbent Nolan Marshall Jr. defeated Kayonna Armstrong in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 7 on December 5, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nolan Marshall Jr. (D)	57.3	4,953
		Kayonna Armstrong (D)	42.7	3,690

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,643
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Orleans Parish School Board District 1

General election

General election for Orleans Parish School Board District 1

Incumbent John A. Brown Sr. won election in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 1 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		John A. Brown Sr. (D)

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Orleans Parish School Board District 2

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General election for Orleans Parish School Board District 2

Incumbent Ethan Ashley won election in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 2 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Ethan Ashley (Nonpartisan)

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Orleans Parish School Board District 3

General election

General election for Orleans Parish School Board District 3

Incumbent Sarah Usdin won election in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 3 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Sarah Usdin (D)

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Orleans Parish School Board District 4

General election

General election for Orleans Parish School Board District 4

Incumbent Leslie Ellison won election in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 4 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Leslie Ellison (D)

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Orleans Parish School Board District 6

General election

General election for Orleans Parish School Board District 6

Incumbent Woody Koppel won election in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 6 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Woody Koppel (D)

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Orleans Parish School Board District 7

General election

General election for Orleans Parish School Board District 7

Incumbent Nolan Marshall Jr. won election in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 7 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Nolan Marshall Jr. (D)

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About the district

School board

The Orleans Parish School Board consists of seven 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
Gabriela Biro	District 2	2025	2029
KaTrina Chantelle Griffin	District 4	2025	2029
Leila Eames	District 1	2022	2028
Katherine Baudouin	District 5	2021	2028
Olin Parker	District 3	2021	2028
Carlos Zervigon	District 6	2021	2028
Nolan Marshall Jr.	District 7	2012	2028

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Orleans Parish School Board

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 100	Jason Hughes	Democratic Party	76%	100%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 99	Candace Newell	Democratic Party	6%	100%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 102	Delisha Boyd	Democratic Party	5%	100%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 97	Matthew Willard	Democratic Party	3%	100%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 98	Aimee Adatto Freeman	Democratic Party	2%	100%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 93	Alonzo Knox	Democratic Party	2%	100%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 23	Shaun Mena	Democratic Party	2%	100%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 94	Stephanie Hilferty	Republican Party	2%	7%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 91	Mandie Landry	Democratic Party	1%	100%

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:	$25,389,000	$7,767	6%
Local:	$354,018,000	$108,296	88%
State:	$20,563,000	$6,290	5%
Total:	$399,970,000	$122,352

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$392,396,000	$120,035
Total Current Expenditures:	$98,081,000	$30,003
Instructional Expenditures:	$30,506,000	$9,331	8%
Student and Staff Support:	$12,283,000	$3,757	3%
Administration:	$33,576,000	$10,271	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$21,588,000	$6,603	6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$20,598,000	$6,301
Construction:	$18,667,000	$5,710
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$5,000	$1
Interest on Debt:	$444,000	$135

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	11	PS	11	<=20		<50	<50
2018-2019	63	>=80	59	60-64	PS	60-64	86
2017-2018	61	>=80	57	55-59	PS	60-69	85-89
2016-2017	71	85	65	58	>=50	90-94	92
2015-2016	72	85-89	67	60	>=50	90-94	94
2014-2015	74	85-89	68	67	>=50	90-94	95
2013-2014	80	90-94	75	75-79	>=50	>=95	97
2012-2013	80	90-94	75	90-94	>=50	90-94	96
2011-2012	86	>=95	81	85-89	>=50	>=95	98
2010-2011	82	90-94	77	80-84	PS	90-94	97

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	27	PS	27	21-39		<50	>=50
2018-2019	73	>=80	70	65-69	PS	75-79	91
2017-2018	72	>=80	69	55-59	PS	80-89	90-94
2016-2017	77	86	73	60	>=80	90-94	96
2015-2016	80	85	77	64	>=50	90-94	96
2014-2015	84	85-89	80	75-79	>=50	>=95	97
2013-2014	83	85-89	79	80-84	>=50	>=95	98
2012-2013	89	85-89	87	85-89	>=50	>=95	97
2011-2012	89	90-94	86	85-89	PS	>=95	98
2010-2011	84	90-94	80	80-84	PS	>=95	98

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	71	PS	72	<50		PS	PS
2018-2019	81	PS	81	>=50		PS	PS
2017-2018	79	>=95	79	50-54	PS	>=80	90-94
2016-2017	88	>=95	87	70-79	PS	>=80	>=95
2015-2016	88	>=90	88	70-79	PS	>=80	90-94
2014-2015	92	>=95	91	>=90	PS	>=80	>=95
2013-2014	89	>=95	88	80-89		>=80	90-94
2012-2013	89	>=95	89	60-79		>=50	90-94
2011-2012	89	>=95	87	80-89	PS	>=50	90-94
2010-2011	93	>=95	93	>=80	PS	>=50	>=95

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	2,040	10.3
2021-2022	1,830	-78.6
2020-2021	3,269	-41.1
2019-2020	4,612	-0.7
2018-2019	4,642	-6.7
2017-2018	4,952	-209.7
2016-2017	15,336	3.5
2015-2016	14,795	10.3
2014-2015	13,271	6.2
2013-2014	12,447	-10.1
2012-2013	13,707	20.6
2011-2012	10,881	3.6
2010-2011	10,493	2.0
2009-2010	10,287	1.7
2008-2009	10,109	5.0
2007-2008	9,601	5.9
2006-2007	9,039	35.0
2005-2006	5,874	-1,005.2
2004-2005	64,920	-4.6
2003-2004	67,922	-3.4
2002-2003	70,246	-4.2
2001-2002	73,185	-6.0
2000-2001	77,610	-3.8
1999-2000	80,526	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Orleans Parish School Board (%)	Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2	0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4	1.6
Black	93.0	41.6
Hispanic	3.6	10.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1
Two or More Races	1.0	3.6
White	1.6	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, Orleans Parish School Board had 140.13 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.56.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	3.00
Kindergarten:	6.83
Elementary:	117.81
Secondary:	12.49
Total:	140.13

Orleans Parish School Board employed 1.00 district administrators and 14.58 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:	8.00
School Administrators:	14.58
School Administrative Support:	6.54

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	62.16
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00
Library/Media Support:	0.75
Student Support Services:	16.14
Other Support Services:	35.58

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 Orleans Parish School Board operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And Science	747	PK-8
Elan Academy Charter School	368	PK-6
Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology	745	PK-8
The Delores Taylor Arthur School For Young Men	29	9-9
Travis Hill School	151	3-12

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