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St. James Parish School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 3,421 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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St. James Parish School District is a school district in Louisiana (St. James Parish). During the 2024 school year, 3,421 students attended one of the district's six 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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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sue BeierDistrict 3
Diana CantilloDistrict 1
Tim DetillierDistrict 2
Nicole FlorentDistrict 6
Raymond GrosDistrict 7
Marty PocheDistrict 4
Angela WashingtonDistrict 5

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Overlapping state house districts

St. James Parish School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 58Ken BrassDemocratic Party 71% 42%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 81Jeffrey WileyRepublican Party 29% 17%

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $8,666,000 $2,530 12%
Local: $52,730,000 $15,396 72%
State: $11,321,000 $3,305 16%
Total: $72,717,000 $21,231
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $84,380,000 $24,636
Total Current Expenditures: $76,875,000 $22,445
Instructional Expenditures: $36,429,000 $10,636 43%
Student and Staff Support: $7,496,000 $2,188 9%
Administration: $9,724,000 $2,839 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $18,046,000 $5,268 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,351,000 $1,854
Construction: $5,976,000 $1,744
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $61,000 $17
Interest on Debt: $1,015,000 $296

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 31 PS 19 40-59 PS <50 49
2018-2019 75 PS 66 70-79 PS >=50 87
2017-2018 77 PS 70 70-79 PS >=50 87
2016-2017 73 PS 65 70-79 PS 60-79 86
2015-2016 68 PS 58 60-69 PS >=50 85
2014-2015 64 PS 56 70-79 PS >=50 81
2013-2014 72 PS 64 60-79 PS >=50 86
2012-2013 71 PS 63 60-79 PS 60-79 85
2011-2012 74 PS 65 >=50 PS 60-79 92
2010-2011 69 60 >=50 >=50 88

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 41 PS 32 40-59 PS >=50 55
2018-2019 79 PS 74 80-89 PS >=50 87
2017-2018 79 PS 71 80-89 PS PS 91
2016-2017 73 PS 67 70-79 PS >=80 85
2015-2016 68 PS 60 70-79 PS >=50 82
2014-2015 68 PS 60 60-69 PS >=50 83
2013-2014 66 PS 58 60-79 PS >=50 81
2012-2013 77 PS 71 60-79 PS >=80 88
2011-2012 76 PS 70 >=50 PS >=80 88
2010-2011 68 61 >=50 >=50 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 80-84 >=50 >=95
2018-2019 84 PS 80-84 PS 90-94
2017-2018 85 PS 80-84 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 85 80-84 PS 85-89
2015-2016 83 PS 75-79 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 79 PS 70-74 PS 90-94
2013-2014 78 70-74 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 74 65-69 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 72 60-64 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 75 65-69 PS PS 85-89

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 (%)
2023-2024 3,421 -3.4
2022-2023 3,537 3.2
2021-2022 3,425 -3.7
2020-2021 3,553 -3.7
2019-2020 3,684 -2.2
2018-2019 3,766 -1.5
2017-2018 3,822 1.6
2016-2017 3,762 -0.6
2015-2016 3,784 -0.3
2014-2015 3,794 0.2
2013-2014 3,785 0.6
2012-2013 3,764 -1.0
2011-2012 3,803 -0.6
2010-2011 3,825 -2.5
2009-2010 3,920 -4.2
2008-2009 4,085 -0.4
2007-2008 4,102 0.1
2006-2007 4,096 -0.1
2005-2006 4,101 1.9
2004-2005 4,022 -1.0
2003-2004 4,062 -0.3
2002-2003 4,076 0.3
2001-2002 4,064 -3.1
2000-2001 4,189 -4.7
1999-2000 4,385 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE St. James Parish School District (%) Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 1.6
Black 61.2 41.4
Hispanic 1.6 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.1 3.7
White 35.8 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.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, St. James Parish School District had 285.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.98.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 22.48
Kindergarten: 11.00
Elementary: 131.11
Secondary: 71.14
Total: 285.60

St. James Parish School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 21.53 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: 21.53
School Administrative Support: 22.17
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 64.46
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 28.41
Other Support Services: 27.23

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 St. James Parish School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Gramercy Elementary School4394-6
Lutcher High School9817-12
Paulina Elementary School723PK-3
Sixth Ward Elementary School2754-6
St. James High School6167-12
Vacherie Elementary School387PK-3

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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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