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Plaquemines Parish School District, Louisiana, elections

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Plaquemines Parish School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 3,858 (2022-2023)
Schools: 8 (2022-2023)
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Plaquemines Parish School District is a school district in Louisiana (Plaquemines Parish). During the 2023 school year, 3,858 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

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

Elections

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About the district

School board

The Plaquemines 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
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kristee ArbourghDistrict 4
Darilyn Demolle-TurnerDistrict 1
Bobby IngrahamDistrict 7
Paul Lemaire Jr.District 8
Michelle LindnerDistrict 5
Jennifer SangerDistrict 9
Jaime SauerDistrict 2
Jennifer ShelleyDistrict 6
Niko TesvichDistrict 3

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Overlapping state house districts

Plaquemines Parish School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 105Jacob BraudRepublican Party 100% 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.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $14,005,000 $3,507 20%
Local: $43,599,000 $10,916 62%
State: $12,253,000 $3,068 18%
Total: $69,857,000 $17,490
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $71,629,000 $17,934
Total Current Expenditures: $66,470,000 $16,642
Instructional Expenditures: $34,049,000 $8,525 48%
Student and Staff Support: $7,960,000 $1,992 11%
Administration: $8,377,000 $2,097 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $16,084,000 $4,027 22%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,257,000 $1,065
Construction: $2,281,000 $571
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $322,000 $80
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

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."[2]

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 39 50-54 21 40-44 21-39 40-44 46
2018-2019 78 85-89 64 70-74 60-69 85-89 85
2017-2018 78 90-94 64 70-74 70-79 >=90 84
2016-2017 80 90-94 65 75-79 80-89 >=90 85
2015-2016 80 >=95 66 75-79 70-79 >=90 84
2014-2015 78 90-94 65 75-79 70-79 70-79 82
2013-2014 80 85-89 69 80-84 40-59 >=80 86
2012-2013 81 90-94 68 85-89 60-79 60-79 86
2011-2012 84 >=95 72 85-89 60-69 >=50 90
2010-2011 79 90-94 66 80-84 60-79 PS 85

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 48 70-74 32 45-49 40-59 55-59 52
2018-2019 81 90-94 70 70-74 70-79 90-94 86
2017-2018 80 90-94 71 70-74 80-89 >=90 84
2016-2017 83 90-94 72 75-79 80-89 >=90 88
2015-2016 83 90-94 72 75-79 80-89 >=90 87
2014-2015 81 85-89 69 80-84 70-79 80-89 86
2013-2014 83 85-89 71 85-89 60-79 >=80 89
2012-2013 86 90-94 75 90-94 >=80 >=50 90
2011-2012 85 >=95 76 85-89 60-69 >=50 88
2010-2011 77 85-89 66 70-74 60-79 PS 81

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 91 >=80 90-94 >=80 >=50 >=50 90-94
2018-2019 91 >=50 90-94 >=80 PS >=50 85-89
2017-2018 93 >=80 >=95 >=50 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 91 >=80 90-94 >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 86 >=50 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 91 >=50 90-94 >=80 PS >=50 85-89
2013-2014 83 >=80 80-84 >=50 PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 84 >=50 80-84 >=50 >=50 PS 80-84
2011-2012 83 >=50 80-84 >=50 >=50 80-84
2010-2011 82 >=50 75-79 >=50 >=50 80-84

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 3,858 2.0
2021-2022 3,782 -5.6
2020-2021 3,994 -1.3
2019-2020 4,045 0.8
2018-2019 4,014 -0.8
2017-2018 4,045 -0.3
2016-2017 4,059 0.7
2015-2016 4,032 -0.7
2014-2015 4,059 0.1
2013-2014 4,055 3.9
2012-2013 3,896 0.4
2011-2012 3,879 1.5
2010-2011 3,822 -0.2
2009-2010 3,831 5.7
2008-2009 3,614 0.2
2007-2008 3,605 0.9
2006-2007 3,573 17.6
2005-2006 2,944 -70.7
2004-2005 5,024 1.1
2003-2004 4,967 3.1
2002-2003 4,811 -2.3
2001-2002 4,923 -1.1
2000-2001 4,978 -0.1
1999-2000 4,983 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Plaquemines Parish School District (%) Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.3 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.9 1.6
Black 23.9 41.6
Hispanic 12.0 10.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 5.5 3.6
White 52.2 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.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Plaquemines Parish School District had 214.98 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.95.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 12.00
Elementary: 119.90
Secondary: 75.08
Total: 214.98

Plaquemines Parish School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 19.97 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 19.97
School Administrative Support: 22.44
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 118.39
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 29.80
Other Support Services: 78.36

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Plaquemines Parish School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Belle Chasse Elementary School5792-4
Belle Chasse High School9599-12
Belle Chasse Middle School7215-8
Belle Chasse Primary School505PK-1
Boothville-Venice Elementary School288PK-6
Phoenix High School193PK-12
South Plaquemines Elementary School201PK-6
South Plaquemines High School4127-12

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See also

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