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St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 15
Students: 39,559 (2022-2023)
Schools: 55 (2022-2023)
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St. Tammany Parish Public Schools is a school district in Louisiana (St. Tammany Parish). During the 2023 school year, 39,559 students attended one of the district's 55 schools.

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

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 1

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 10

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 10

Deborah McCollum defeated Vinci Ory in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 10 on December 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Deborah McCollum (R)
 
68.5
 
1,219
Vinci Ory (Independent)
 
31.5
 
560

Total votes: 1,779
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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 11

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 12

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 13

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 14

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 15

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 2

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 2

Roslyn Hanson defeated Kathleen Cannino in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 2 on December 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Roslyn Hanson (R)
 
52.2
 
1,121
Kathleen Cannino (R)
 
47.8
 
1,025

Total votes: 2,146
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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 3

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 4

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 5

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 6

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 7

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 8

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 9

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 9

Incumbent Gia Baker defeated Cris Fontenot in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 9 on December 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Gia Baker (R)
 
53.1
 
1,001
Cris Fontenot (R)
 
46.9
 
885

Total votes: 1,886
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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 1

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 10

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 11

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 11

Tammy Lamy defeated Maurice Doucette in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 11 on December 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Tammy Lamy (R)
 
75.7
 
1,410
Maurice Doucette (D)
 
24.3
 
453

Total votes: 1,863
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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 12

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 13

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 14

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 15

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 2

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 3

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 4

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 5

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 6

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 7

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 8

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 8

Mike Winkler defeated incumbent Peggy Seeley in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 8 on December 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mike Winkler (R)
 
59.4
 
1,458
Image of Peggy Seeley
Peggy Seeley (R)
 
40.6
 
997

Total votes: 2,455
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 9

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 12

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 12

Incumbent Richard Hursey won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 12 on September 10, 2015.

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Richard Hursey (R)

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 14

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 14

Incumbent Dennis Cousin won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 14 on March 28, 2015.

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Dennis Cousin (D)

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 1

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 1

Incumbent Neal M. Hennegan won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 1 on August 22, 2014.

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Neal M. Hennegan (R)

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 10

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 10

Incumbent Ronald Bettencourtt won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 10 on August 22, 2014.

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Ronald Bettencourtt (R)

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 11

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 11

Incumbent Robert Womack won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 11 on August 22, 2014.

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Robert Womack (R)

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 13

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 13

Incumbent Robin Mullett won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 13 on August 22, 2014.

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 15

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 15

Incumbent Mary K. Bellisario won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 15 on August 22, 2014.

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Mary K. Bellisario (R)

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 2

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 2

Incumbent Elizabeth Heintz won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 2 on August 22, 2014.

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Elizabeth Heintz (R)

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 3

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 3

Incumbent Michael Dirmann won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 3 on August 22, 2014.

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 4

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 4

Incumbent Stephen Loup III won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 4 on August 22, 2014.

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 5

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 5

Incumbent Charles Harrell won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 5 on August 22, 2014.

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 6

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 6

Incumbent Michael Nation won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 6 on October 1, 2014.

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 7

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 7

Incumbent Willie Jeter won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 7 on August 22, 2014.

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Willie Jeter (D)

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 8

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Incumbent Peggy Seeley won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 8 on August 22, 2014.

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St. Tammany Parish School Board District 9

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General election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 9

Incumbent Sharon Drucker won election in the general election for St. Tammany Parish School Board District 9 on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

St. Tammany Parish Public Schools consists of 15 members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kalinda FauntleroyDistrict 420232027
Roslyn HansonDistrict 220232027
Michelle HirstiusDistrict 1220232027
Deborah McCollumDistrict 1020232027
Mike PetersonDistrict 820232027
Amanda Reed MartinDistrict 620232027
Michelle Ruffino GallaherDistrict 1520232027
Adaline Villneurve RutherfordDistrict 320232027
Isabelle MooreDistrict 720222027
Gia BakerDistrict 920212027
James BraudDistrict 1320192027
Matthew GreeneDistrict 120192027
Charles Brandon HarrellDistrict 520192027
Tammy LamyDistrict 1120192027
Dennis CousinDistrict 1420152027

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Overlapping state house districts

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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: $61,092,000 $1,659 10%
Local: $290,857,000 $7,899 50%
State: $228,810,000 $6,214 39%
Total: $580,759,000 $15,773
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $573,201,000 $15,567
Total Current Expenditures: $512,753,000 $13,925
Instructional Expenditures: $309,632,000 $8,409 54%
Student and Staff Support: $50,057,000 $1,359 9%
Administration: $47,403,000 $1,287 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $105,487,000 $2,864 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $45,880,000 $1,246
Construction: $30,891,000 $838
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $828,000 $22
Interest on Debt: $9,945,000 $270

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 43 65-69 20 31 40-49 42 50
2018-2019 75 85-89 57 66 80-84 73 81
2017-2018 75 80-84 56 67 75-79 74 80
2016-2017 73 83 55 63 75-79 72 78
2015-2016 75 90-94 57 67 75-79 77 80
2014-2015 72 85-89 53 66 75-79 70-74 78
2013-2014 80 90-94 63 74 80-84 80-84 85
2012-2013 80 90 65 76 80-89 80-84 84
2011-2012 83 91 66 77 90-94 80-89 87
2010-2011 78 85-89 57 76 85-89 >=80 83

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 55 65-69 34 43 60-69 55 63
2018-2019 81 90-94 68 70 85-89 81 86
2017-2018 81 87 68 72 85-89 80 85
2016-2017 80 80-84 67 69 85-89 81 84
2015-2016 82 89 69 74 85-89 81 86
2014-2015 82 85-89 67 73 90-94 80-84 86
2013-2014 81 85-89 67 74 85-89 80-84 85
2012-2013 84 93 71 79 80-89 80-84 87
2011-2012 83 90 69 77 90-94 80-89 86
2010-2011 78 85-89 62 71 90-94 >=80 82

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 84 >=90 76 75-79 >=50 80-89 86
2018-2019 81 >=90 75 60-64 >=50 >=80 84
2017-2018 84 >=90 78 70-74 >=50 >=80 85
2016-2017 83 >=90 76 70-74 >=50 60-79 85
2015-2016 83 >=90 77 75-79 >=50 >=80 84
2014-2015 83 >=90 74 75-79 >=50 60-79 85
2013-2014 80 >=90 69 70-74 >=50 >=50 82
2012-2013 79 >=90 69 80-84 >=50 >=50 81
2011-2012 79 >=90 71 75-79 PS PS 80
2010-2011 79 >=90 65 70-79 >=50 82

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 39,559 6.3
2021-2022 37,048 0.6
2020-2021 36,820 -3.8
2019-2020 38,229 0.5
2018-2019 38,041 -0.2
2017-2018 38,111 -0.4
2016-2017 38,270 0.5
2015-2016 38,069 0.6
2014-2015 37,841 0.4
2013-2014 37,684 0.5
2012-2013 37,513 1.2
2011-2012 37,058 1.1
2010-2011 36,651 1.7
2009-2010 36,021 1.5
2008-2009 35,490 0.9
2007-2008 35,170 0.9
2006-2007 34,857 1.3
2005-2006 34,408 -3.5
2004-2005 35,620 2.4
2003-2004 34,750 1.9
2002-2003 34,081 3.7
2001-2002 32,834 1.3
2000-2001 32,392 0.4
1999-2000 32,261 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE St. Tammany Parish Public Schools (%) Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.4 1.6
Black 21.1 41.6
Hispanic 10.2 10.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.1 3.6
White 62.8 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, St. Tammany Parish Public Schools had 2,160.56 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.31.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 47.61
Kindergarten: 144.29
Elementary: 1,352.88
Secondary: 615.78
Total: 2,160.56

St. Tammany Parish Public Schools employed 0.00 district administrators and 153.28 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: 24.92
School Administrators: 153.28
School Administrative Support: 165.72
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 733.51
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.15
Total Guidance Counselors: 83.41
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 47.07
Library/Media Support: 5.22
Student Support Services: 319.71
Other Support Services: 658.58

Schools

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

St. Tammany Parish Public Schools operates 55 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Abita Springs Elementary School672PK-3
Abita Springs Middle School4344-6
Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center297PK-KG
Alton Elementary School215PK-5
Bayou Lacombe Middle School1984-6
Bayou Woods Elementary School432PK-3
Bonne Ecole Elementary School763PK-6
Boyet Junior High School7257-8
Carolyn Park Middle School2474-6
Chahta-Ima Elementary School325PK-3
Clearwood Junior High School6994-8
Covington Elementary School628PK-3
Covington High School1,6609-12
Creekside Junior High5346-8
Cypress Cove Elementary School657PK-1
E. E. Lyon Elementary School662PK-3
Fifth Ward Junior High School430PK-8
Florida Avenue Elementary School492PK-6
Folsom Elementary School447PK-5
Folsom Junior High School2086-8
Fontainebleau High School1,6779-12
Fontainebleau Junior High School8777-8
Glynn H. Brock Elementary School320PK-5
Henry Mayfield Elementary School832PK-6
Honey Island Elementary School6142-3
Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School1,5053-6
Lake Harbor Middle School6024-6
Lakeshore High School9499-12
Lee Road Junior High School788PK-8
Little Oak Middle School9294-6
Little Pearl Elementary School114PK-KG
L.P. Monteleone Junior High School4227-8
Madisonville Elementary School1,145PK-2
Madisonville Junior High School6557-8
Magnolia Trace Elementary School4042-3
Mandeville Elementary School551PK-3
Mandeville High School2,2599-12
Mandeville Junior High School5527-8
Mandeville Middle School5384-6
Marigny Elementary School456PK-1
Northshore High School1,6819-12
Pearl River High School8309-12
Pine View Middle School6354-6
Pontchartrain Elementary School748PK-3
Riverside Elementary School4361-5
Salmen High School1,2169-12
Sixth Ward Elementary School321PK-5
Slidell High School1,8839-12
Slidell Junior High School8237-8
St. Tammany Junior High School7936-8
Tchefuncte Middle School6974-6
Whispering Forest Elementary School560PK-3
William Pitcher Junior High School3807-8
W.L. Abney Elementary School1,0941-5
Woodlake Elementary School548PK-3

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