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St. Mary Parish Schools
District details
School board members: 11
Students: 7,794 (2023-2024)
Schools: 21 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

St. Mary Parish Schools is a school district in Louisiana (St. Mary Parish). During the 2024 school year, 7,794 students attended one of the district's 21 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. Mary Parish Schools, District I

General election

General election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District I

Incumbent Joseph C. Foulcard Jr. won election in the general election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District I on August 22, 2014.

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St. Mary Parish Schools, District II

General election

General election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District II

Incumbent Mary Lockley won election in the general election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District II on August 22, 2014.

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St. Mary Parish Schools, District III

General election

General election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District III

Incumbent Kenneth E. Alfred won election in the general election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District III on August 22, 2014.

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St. Mary Parish Schools, District IV

General election

General election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District IV

Incumbent Pearl Barnes Rack won election in the general election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District IV on August 22, 2014.

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St. Mary Parish Schools, District IX

General election

General election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District IX

Incumbent William McCarty won election in the general election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District IX on November 4, 2014.

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St. Mary Parish Schools, District V

General election

General election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District V

Incumbent Ginger S. Griffin won election in the general election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District V on August 22, 2014.

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St. Mary Parish Schools, District VI

General election

General election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District VI

Incumbent Marilyn LaSalle won election in the general election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District VI on August 22, 2014.

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St. Mary Parish Schools, District VII

General election

General election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District VII

Incumbent Wayne J. Deslatte won election in the general election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District VII on August 22, 2014.

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St. Mary Parish Schools, District VIII

General election

General election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District VIII

Incumbent Michael E. Taylor won election in the general election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District VIII on August 22, 2014.

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St. Mary Parish Schools, District X

General election

General election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District X

Incumbent Anthony Streva won election in the general election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District X on August 22, 2014.

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St. Mary Parish Schools, District XI

General election

General election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District XI

Incumbent Roland Herman Verret won election in the general election for St. Mary Parish Schools, District XI on August 22, 2014.

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About the district

School board

St. Mary Parish Schools consists of 11 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
Lindsey Anslem	District III
Alaina Black	District IX
Guienzy Brent	District I
Rhonda Dennis	District XI
Lawrence Guillory	District VII
Debra Jones	District IV
Andrew Mancuso	District X
Tammie Moore	District II
Chad Paradee	District VIII
Ginger S. Griffin	District V	2002
Marilyn LaSalle	District VI	1994

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St. Mary Parish Schools

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 50	Vincent St. Blanc III	Republican Party	94%	83%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 51	Beryl Amedée	Republican Party	6%	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, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$20,414,000	$2,578	17%
Local:	$50,549,000	$6,383	42%
State:	$48,816,000	$6,164	41%
Total:	$119,779,000	$15,126

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$109,420,000	$13,817
Total Current Expenditures:	$107,416,000	$13,564
Instructional Expenditures:	$56,654,000	$7,154	52%
Student and Staff Support:	$13,087,000	$1,652	12%
Administration:	$11,640,000	$1,469	11%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$26,034,000	$3,287	24%
Total Capital Outlay:	$728,000	$91
Construction:	$626,000	$79
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$25,000	$3
Interest on Debt:	$892,000	$112

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	28	50-59	15	33	<=20	25-29	39
2018-2019	68	90-94	57	64	40-59	70-74	78
2017-2018	68	>=90	55	70	40-59	70-74	77
2016-2017	68	>=95	57	69	40-59	65-69	78
2015-2016	70	>=95	59	70	70-79	70-74	78
2014-2015	63	85-89	52	61	60-79	60-64	73
2013-2014	71	80-84	59	70	80-89	75-79	80
2012-2013	70	85-89	60	73	60-69	70-74	79
2011-2012	75	85-89	64	75-79	70-79	75-79	84
2010-2011	70	85-89	58	75-79	70-79	75-79	80

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	50-59	28	36	<50	40-44	49
2018-2019	72	90-94	62	65	40-59	80-84	81
2017-2018	73	90-94	64	71	60-79	80-84	80
2016-2017	74	>=90	64	70	80-89	80-84	82
2015-2016	73	90-94	62	69	60-79	80-84	82
2014-2015	72	85-89	62	69	70-79	75-79	81
2013-2014	71	85-89	61	66	70-79	70-74	79
2012-2013	74	85-89	65	73	70-79	70-74	82
2011-2012	75	90-94	67	75-79	80-89	80-84	81
2010-2011	69	80-84	60	65-69	70-79	75-79	76

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	96	>=50	>=95	>=90	PS	>=80	>=95
2018-2019	93	PS	90-94	80-89	>=50	>=80	90-94
2017-2018	95	>=50	90-94	>=90	>=50	>=50	95
2016-2017	88	>=50	85-89	80-89	>=50	>=80	90
2015-2016	85	>=50	80-84	>=90	PS	>=80	87
2014-2015	84	>=50	75-79	80-89	>=50	60-79	85-89
2013-2014	81	>=50	75-79	80-89	>=50	60-79	80-84
2012-2013	77	>=50	65-69	>=90	>=50	>=50	83
2011-2012	73	>=50	66	60-69	PS	>=50	81
2010-2011	69	>=80	60	60-79	>=50	PS	77

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	7,794	-3.3
2022-2023	8,054	1.7
2021-2022	7,919	0.1
2020-2021	7,911	-6.3
2019-2020	8,407	-0.2
2018-2019	8,427	-1.6
2017-2018	8,563	-1.7
2016-2017	8,707	-4.8
2015-2016	9,122	-2.1
2014-2015	9,317	-0.3
2013-2014	9,341	-0.8
2012-2013	9,413	-0.3
2011-2012	9,439	-0.3
2010-2011	9,465	-0.7
2009-2010	9,534	0.0
2008-2009	9,532	-2.6
2007-2008	9,782	-0.6
2006-2007	9,841	-3.6
2005-2006	10,195	0.7
2004-2005	10,123	-0.7
2003-2004	10,193	-1.7
2002-2003	10,363	-1.7
2001-2002	10,537	-1.8
2000-2001	10,724	-3.2
1999-2000	11,064	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	St. Mary Parish Schools (%)	Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.5	0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9	1.6
Black	36.8	41.4
Hispanic	18.3	11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	6.9	3.7
White	36.5	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. Mary Parish Schools had 587.08 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.28.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	19.00
Kindergarten:	23.14
Elementary:	188.81
Secondary:	266.28
Total:	587.08

St. Mary Parish Schools employed 0.00 district administrators and 46.79 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:	46.79
School Administrative Support:	45.12

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	158.54
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	13.71
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.95
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	19.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00
Student Support Services:	71.61
Other Support Services:	138.98

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. Mary Parish Schools operates 21 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Bayou Vista Elementary School	353	PK-5
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School	187	6-8
Berwick Elementary School	465	PK-5
Berwick High School	519	9-12
Berwick Junior High School	367	6-8
Centerville High School	466	PK-12
Franklin Junior High School	210	6-8
Franklin Senior High School	297	9-12
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School	604	PK-4
J.S. Aucoin Elementary School	269	PK-5
Julia B. Maitland School	204	PK-5
Lagrange Elementary School	215	PK-5
M.E. Norman Elementary School	370	PK-5
Morgan City High School	711	9-12
Morgan City Junior High School	470	6-8
Patterson High School	450	9-12
Patterson Junior High School	399	5-8
Raintree Elementary School	327	PK-5
West St. Mary High School	307	9-12
W.P. Foster Elementary School	262	PK-5
Wyandotte Elementary School	342	PK-5

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