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St. Charles Parish Public Schools
District details
School board members: 8
Students: 9,293 (2023-2024)
Schools: 15 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

St. Charles Parish Public Schools is a school district in Louisiana (St. Charles Parish). During the 2024 school year, 9,293 students attended one of the district's 15 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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• 2014

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.

St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 1

General election

General election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 1

Incumbent Ellis Alexander Sr. won election in the general election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 1 on November 4, 2014.

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St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 2

General election

General election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 2

Incumbent Melinda Huff Bernard won election in the general election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 2 on August 22, 2014.

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St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 3

General election

General election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 3

Incumbent Dennis J. Naquin won election in the general election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 3 on August 22, 2014.

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St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 4

General election

General election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 4

Incumbent Clarence H. Savoie won election in the general election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 4 on August 22, 2014.

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St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 5

General election

General election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 5

Incumbent John L. Smith won election in the general election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 5 on August 22, 2014.

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St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 6

General election

General election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 6

Incumbent John Robichaux won election in the general election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 6 on August 22, 2014.

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St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 7

General election

General election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 7

Incumbent Arthur Aucoin won election in the general election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 7 on August 22, 2014.

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St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 8

General election

General election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 8

Incumbent Alex Suffrin won election in the general election for St. Charles Parish Public Schools, District 8 on August 22, 2014.

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About the district

School board

St. Charles Parish Public Schools consists of eight 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
Karen Boudreaux	District 4	2023
Scott Cody	District 3	2023
Ray Gregson	District 2	2023
Becky Weber	District 6	2023
Arthur Aucoin	District 7	2010
Ellis Alexander Sr.	District 1	2006
Alex Suffrin	District 8	2006
John L. Smith	District 5	1983

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Overlapping state house districts

St. Charles Parish Public Schools

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 56	Beth Billings	Republican Party	88%	100%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 57	Sylvia Taylor	Democratic Party	12%	15%

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, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$17,608,000	$1,927	7%
Local:	$189,551,000	$20,745	79%
State:	$32,278,000	$3,533	14%
Total:	$239,437,000	$26,205

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$231,662,000	$25,354
Total Current Expenditures:	$214,324,000	$23,456
Instructional Expenditures:	$108,047,000	$11,825	47%
Student and Staff Support:	$18,280,000	$2,000	8%
Administration:	$19,885,000	$2,176	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$68,095,000	$7,452	29%
Total Capital Outlay:	$14,065,000	$1,539
Construction:	$7,980,000	$873
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$74,000	$8
Interest on Debt:	$2,428,000	$265

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	40	70-74	20	33	<50	40-44	53
2018-2019	78	85-89	65	73	60-79	85-89	87
2017-2018	81	90-94	69	78	>=50	85-89	89
2016-2017	79	>=95	66	73	>=50	80-84	88
2015-2016	82	90-94	71	77	60-79	85-89	89
2014-2015	77	85-89	64	75	>=50	80-84	85
2013-2014	83	80-89	72	83	>=50	90-94	89
2012-2013	82	80-89	72	80	60-79	85-89	88
2011-2012	82	80-89	69	85	>=80	85-89	90
2010-2011	77	>=90	60	80-84	80-89	85-89	86

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	51	65-69	36	47	>=50	50-54	60
2018-2019	83	90-94	75	79	60-79	85-89	88
2017-2018	84	90-94	76	81	>=50	80-84	89
2016-2017	80	85-89	70	78	60-79	85-89	85
2015-2016	84	85-89	76	83	>=50	90-94	88
2014-2015	82	85-89	73	81	>=50	90-94	88
2013-2014	83	80-89	74	85	>=80	90-94	88
2012-2013	84	80-89	75	81	>=80	85-89	89
2011-2012	81	80-89	70	80-84	>=80	85-89	87
2010-2011	77	>=90	64	80-84	70-79	85-89	83

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	87	>=50	80-84	70-79		60-79	92
2018-2019	86	>=50	80-84	70-79	>=50	>=80	90
2017-2018	86	>=50	80-84	70-79	PS	>=80	89
2016-2017	82	>=50	75-79	70-79	PS	>=50	86
2015-2016	87	>=50	80-84	80-89	PS	>=80	89
2014-2015	89	>=50	80-84	>=90	PS	>=80	91
2013-2014	84	PS	80-84	70-79	>=50	60-79	88
2012-2013	84	>=50	75-79	80-89	PS	>=50	86
2011-2012	84	>=50	80-84	80-89	PS	>=80	84
2010-2011	78	PS	70-74	80-89	PS	>=50	80

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 (%)
2023-2024	9,293	-2.2
2022-2023	9,496	3.8
2021-2022	9,137	-3.5
2020-2021	9,460	0.2
2019-2020	9,440	1.2
2018-2019	9,328	-0.2
2017-2018	9,346	0.3
2016-2017	9,319	-1.9
2015-2016	9,494	0.2
2014-2015	9,478	-1.8
2013-2014	9,648	-0.7
2012-2013	9,715	-0.3
2011-2012	9,743	-0.4
2010-2011	9,780	1.4
2009-2010	9,643	1.1
2008-2009	9,535	-0.5
2007-2008	9,578	-1.0
2006-2007	9,678	-1.9
2005-2006	9,858	1.4
2004-2005	9,719	0.3
2003-2004	9,685	-0.3
2002-2003	9,717	-1.0
2001-2002	9,819	-0.8
2000-2001	9,894	-0.5
1999-2000	9,946	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	St. Charles Parish Public Schools (%)	Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3	0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	1.2	1.6
Black	31.4	41.4
Hispanic	11.6	11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	4.4	3.7
White	50.9	41.3

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 2023-2024 school year, St. Charles Parish Public Schools had 821.14 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.32.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	8.82
Kindergarten:	31.26
Elementary:	410.36
Secondary:	202.32
Total:	821.14

St. Charles Parish Public Schools employed 0.00 district administrators and 51.62 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	0.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00
School Administrators:	51.62
School Administrative Support:	53.66

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	202.51
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	12.49
Total Guidance Counselors:	31.75
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	15.00
Library/Media Support:	8.87
Student Support Services:	71.26
Other Support Services:	148.83

Schools

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

St. Charles Parish Public Schools operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Albert Cammon Middle School	295	6-8
Allemands Elementary School	264	PK-2
Destrehan High School	1,497	9-12
Ethel Schoeffner Elementary School	406	3-5
Hahnville High School	1,511	9-12
Harry M. Hurst Middle School	732	6-8
J.B. Martin Middle School	750	6-8
Lakewood Elementary School	554	3-5
Luling Elementary School	688	PK-5
Mimosa Park Elementary School	508	PK-2
New Sarpy Elementary School	425	PK-2
Norco Elementary School	529	PK-5
R.J. Vial Elementary School	238	3-5
R.K. Smith Middle School	305	6-8
St. Rose Elementary School	591	PK-5

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