Jefferson Parish Public School System, Louisiana

Jefferson Parish Public Schools
Harvey, Louisiana
District details
Superintendent: Lale Geer (interim)
# of school board members: 9
Website: Link

Jefferson Parish Public School System is a school district in Louisiana. In the 2011-2012 school year, Jefferson Parish Public School System was the largest school district in Louisiana and served 45,688 students.

Superintendent

This information is updated as we become aware of changes. Please contact us with any updates.

Lale Geer is the interim superintendent of the Jefferson Parish Public School System. He was appointed as interim superintendent in June 2020 after former Jefferson Parish Superintendent Cade Brumley left office to become the Louisiana Superintendent of Education. Geer previously served as interim superintendent in 2018.

Past superintendents

• Cade Brumley was the superintendent of the Jefferson Parish Public School System from 2018 to 2020. His previous career experience included serving as the superintendent of the DeSoto Parish School System. He left Jefferson Parish to become the state superintendent of education.
• Isaac Joseph was the superintendent of the Jefferson Parish Public School System from 2015 to 2018. Joseph's previous career experience included working in the district as a teacher, dean of student services, and principal.
• James Meza, Jr., was the superintendent of the Jefferson Parish Public School System from 2011 to 2015. Meza's previous career experience included working as a professor and dean at the University of New Orleans and as the executive director of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

School board elections

Jefferson Parish Public School System is overseen by a school board comprised of nine partisan members who are elected to represent geographical districts for four-year terms. The partisan affiliation in the table below represents the affiliation which the officeholder held in his or her most recent election. In December 2012, the school board adopted a redistricting plan, which was developed by Redistricting LLC. The board choose to keep the city of Westwego unified under District 1. There had been discussion of moving one predominately African-American precinct in Westwego to District 5, but it was ultimately decided against. The map on the right shows the district boundaries as drawn by the 2012 decision.

A map of the school board districts after the 2012 redistricting plan's approval.

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Jefferson Parish School Board District 1	Gerard LeBlanc	2020
Jefferson Parish School Board District 2	Ricky Johnson	2015
Jefferson Parish School Board District 3	Kriss Fairbairn Fortunato	January 1, 2023
Jefferson Parish School Board District 4	Clay Moise	2019
Jefferson Parish School Board District 5	Derrick Shepherd	January 1, 2023
Jefferson Parish School Board District 6	Michael Pedalino	January 1, 2023
Jefferson Parish School Board District 7	Ralph Brandt	January 1, 2023
Jefferson Parish School Board District 8	Chad Nugent	2019
Jefferson Parish School Board District 9	Steven Guitterrez	January 1, 2023

This officeholder information was last updated on March 22, 2021. Please contact us with any updates.

Election dates

See also: Jefferson Parish Public Schools elections (2014) and Jefferson Parish Public Schools elections (2018)

The nine school board members are elected concurrently by district in partisan elections. This means that regular school board elections are held every four years with all nine members being up for re-election at that time. Additionally, all members are elected by a geographically defined district which they represent. Nine seats were up for general election on November 4, 2014, and two seats were determined in a runoff on December 6, 2014. The next regular school board election were held in November 2018.

School board candidates in Louisiana are elected by majority vote, which means the winner must receive more than 50 percent of the votes cast in the general election to win the seat. Runoff elections are held between the top two candidates for races where no candidate receives a majority. Candidates who are unopposed at the end of a candidate filing period are considered elected as of that date.

Any member who at the end of his or her term has served more than two and one-half terms in the last three consecutive terms cannot be re-elected in the following term. However, they can be re-elected following the one term break. These term limits first took effect with terms beginning on or after January 2010 and do not apply retroactively.

Public participation in board meetings

The Jefferson Parish Public School System school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:

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B. It is the policy of the Board to conduct all meetings in full view of and with welcomed participation by the public, except those items of the agenda that the Board may or must legally discuss in executive session. C. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS 1. A public comment period shall be held before any vote is taken on an agenda item. Comments from the public shall occur after introduction of the item to be voted on and before any discussion by Board members. However, a person is not entitled to take up business before the Board requiring a vote unless the item in which he/she is interested has been placed on the agenda of that meeting. Should the item be withdrawn, there will not be a public comment period on the item. 2. Before each meeting of the Board, a copy of the agenda for that meeting shall be posted at the meeting place or otherwise conspicuously displayed. Any person wishing to speak on any of the items listed in such agenda must complete and submit a Speaker's Card containing the name of the person, the name of any organization or group for whom the individual wishes to speak, and the specific agenda item about which the person wishes to speak. A separate card must be completed and submitted for each different agenda item on which the individual would like to address the Board. 3. The Speaker's Cards will be collected and forwarded to the Board President at the beginning of the meeting. 4. As the Board reaches each item on its agenda, the Board Vice President shall review the submitted cards and shall call on those persons indicating a desire to speak on that agenda item. Each person may speak for not more than three (3) minutes on each item. The Board shall delay its deliberations on each agenda item until after all members of the public who have submitted cards in accordance with this procedure have been given an opportunity to speak. 5. In the event that the Board should add an item to its agenda after the Board meeting begins, a slightly different procedure shall be followed. After the item has been added to the Board’s agenda by vote of the Board, the Board President shall orally request of the audience whether anyone in attendance would like to speak on that item. Each person indicating a desire to do so shall be given a period not to exceed three (3) minutes to address the Board on each agenda item. The Board shall delay its deliberations on each agenda item until such time as all interested members of the public have had an opportunity to speak. 6. At the conclusion of all public input on each agenda item, the Board shall deliberate the matter and take such action as it considers appropriate. There shall be no further public input allowed on each agenda item after the Board has begun its deliberation of that item. 7. Copies of this procedure shall be available for distribution to the public during regular business hours and at meetings of the Board and its committees. D. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS 1. The Public Comment on Non-agenda Items section of the agenda, which shall be held during regular meetings, shall be designed to give the public an opportunity to make statements, or comments on school related issues. 2. At any time when a member of the public addresses the Board under delegations, it shall require that the speaker give his/her name. Any person wishing to speak under delegations must complete and submit a Speaker's Card containing the name of thep person, the name of any organization or group for whom the individual wishes to speak, and the specific issue about which the person wishes to speak. The Speaker's Card must be submitted prior to the beginning of the meeting. E. DECORUM IN MEETINGS All persons addressing the Board shall be treated courteously by Board members. Any person who fails or refuses to obey the rulings and directions of the presiding officer, or otherwise disrupts the meeting in any manner, shall be requested by the presiding officer to leave the meeting room for the remainder of that meeting. If any person refuses to follow the directions of the presiding officer, the presiding officer shall make a motion to remove that person under La. R.S. 42:17(C). If affirmed, the presiding officer shall cause such person to be removed from the meeting as authorized by La. Rev. Stat. Ann. 42:17(C)and other applicable Laws of the State of Louisiana. F. Derogatory statements about, or directed at a Board member or any employee, shall not be allowed. Speakers who wish to make such comments shall be directed to submit their complaints by signed written statement. Written complaints shall be referred to the President of the Board, the Superintendent, or a designee who shall investigate the complaint, initiate further appropriate action, and notify the members of the Board of its disposition. G. The Board or Superintendent and his/her staff will not, as a rule, answer questions from the public during the Public Commento n Non-Agenda Items period. The questioner's name, address, and telephone number shall be taken for later personal reply. Previously stated Board policies or administrative rules and regulations may be explained, however. A Board member may, with the President’s permission, ask a question of the speaker.

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Budget

From 1993 to 2013, the Jefferson Parish school district had an average of $432,649,857 in revenue and $426,007,857 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $173,261,714 in outstanding debt. The district retired $16,117,238 of its debt and issued $14,556,571 in new debt each year on average.

Revenue

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source
Fiscal Year	Local		State		Federal		Revenue Total
	Total	% of Revenue	Total	% of Revenue	Total	% of Revenue

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1993	$130,346,000	45.67%	$129,562,000	45.40%	$25,471,000	8.93%	$285,379,000
1994	$151,869,000	48.81%	$132,443,000	42.57%	$26,809,000	8.62%	$311,121,000
1995	$185,312,000	52.91%	$135,038,000	38.56%	$29,887,000	8.53%	$350,237,000
1996	$170,061,000	51.19%	$129,036,000	38.84%	$33,118,000	9.97%	$332,215,000
1997	$160,474,000	49.67%	$130,347,000	40.35%	$32,249,000	9.98%	$323,070,000
1998	$166,059,000	49.08%	$139,368,000	41.19%	$32,908,000	9.73%	$338,335,000
1999	$170,835,000	48.07%	$140,777,000	39.61%	$43,780,000	12.32%	$355,392,000
2000	$178,328,000	51.00%	$133,148,000	38.08%	$38,160,000	10.91%	$349,636,000
2001	$179,736,000	51.14%	$131,398,000	37.39%	$40,329,000	11.47%	$351,463,000
2002	$183,719,000	49.30%	$140,414,000	37.68%	$48,540,000	13.02%	$372,673,000
2003	$189,492,000	48.34%	$147,178,000	37.54%	$55,362,000	14.12%	$392,032,000
2004	$211,786,000	49.96%	$155,239,000	36.62%	$56,892,000	13.42%	$423,917,000
2005	$227,127,000	50.49%	$154,203,000	34.28%	$68,518,000	15.23%	$449,848,000
2006	$281,880,000	48.93%	$149,445,000	25.94%	$144,780,000	25.13%	$576,105,000
2007	$278,388,000	53.93%	$149,812,000	29.02%	$87,980,000	17.04%	$516,180,000
2008	$278,960,000	51.20%	$156,008,000	28.63%	$109,854,000	20.16%	$544,822,000
2009	$268,720,000	51.34%	$161,426,000	30.84%	$93,225,000	17.81%	$523,371,000

2010	$259,291,000	48.83%	$163,202,000	30.74%	$108,471,000	20.43%	$530,964,000
2011	$275,733,000	47.87%	$174,346,000	30.27%	$125,960,000	21.87%	$576,039,000
2012	$265,670,000	42.46%	$195,487,000	31.24%	$164,551,000	26.30%	$625,708,000
2013	$275,889,000	49.52%	$195,745,000	35.13%	$85,506,000	15.35%	$557,140,000
Avg.	$213,794,048	49.51%	$149,696,286	35.71%	$69,159,524	14.78%	$432,649,857

Expenditures

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

• Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
• Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
• Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
• Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
• Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services

Expenditures by Category
Fiscal Year	Instruction		Support Services		Capital Spending		Debt & Gov. Payments		Other		Budget Total
	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget

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1993	$156,380,000	56.69%	$91,296,000	33.10%	$5,396,000	1.96%	$20,517,000	7.44%	$2,260,000	0.82%	$275,849,000
1994	$163,411,000	55.59%	$101,173,000	34.42%	$9,539,000	3.25%	$17,419,000	5.93%	$2,391,000	0.81%	$293,933,000
1995	$172,066,000	54.81%	$103,130,000	32.85%	$12,480,000	3.98%	$23,507,000	7.49%	$2,725,000	0.87%	$313,908,000
1996	$171,417,000	55.42%	$108,352,000	35.03%	$14,834,000	4.80%	$11,536,000	3.73%	$3,160,000	1.02%	$309,299,000
1997	$173,002,000	54.93%	$108,191,000	34.35%	$16,786,000	5.33%	$14,069,000	4.47%	$2,889,000	0.92%	$314,937,000
1998	$184,690,000	50.90%	$117,196,000	32.30%	$30,440,000	8.39%	$14,829,000	4.09%	$15,682,000	4.32%	$362,837,000
1999	$195,002,000	54.78%	$120,860,000	33.95%	$25,705,000	7.22%	$11,405,000	3.20%	$2,979,000	0.84%	$355,951,000
2000	$192,481,000	54.51%	$120,486,000	34.12%	$23,507,000	6.66%	$13,143,000	3.72%	$3,472,000	0.98%	$353,089,000
2001	$193,543,000	55.32%	$121,727,000	34.79%	$17,901,000	5.12%	$12,859,000	3.68%	$3,819,000	1.09%	$349,849,000
2002	$209,488,000	58.01%	$124,497,000	34.47%	$8,844,000	2.45%	$11,279,000	3.12%	$7,030,000	1.95%	$361,138,000
2003	$212,644,000	56.76%	$129,590,000	34.59%	$14,039,000	3.75%	$13,129,000	3.50%	$5,249,000	1.40%	$374,651,000
2004	$222,047,000	56.19%	$136,272,000	34.49%	$19,103,000	4.83%	$12,746,000	3.23%	$4,995,000	1.26%	$395,163,000
2005	$250,451,000	57.43%	$150,478,000	34.50%	$12,294,000	2.82%	$12,278,000	2.82%	$10,614,000	2.43%	$436,115,000
2006	$235,919,000	54.67%	$165,075,000	38.26%	$14,812,000	3.43%	$12,081,000	2.80%	$3,610,000	0.84%	$431,497,000
2007	$255,186,000	53.51%	$181,906,000	38.14%	$27,474,000	5.76%	$8,328,000	1.75%	$3,993,000	0.84%	$476,887,000
2008	$286,193,000	52.17%	$210,678,000	38.41%	$40,278,000	7.34%	$8,546,000	1.56%	$2,847,000	0.52%	$548,542,000
2009	$297,517,000	50.15%	$241,033,000	40.63%	$39,990,000	6.74%	$10,231,000	1.72%	$4,494,000	0.76%	$593,265,000

2010	$302,271,000	51.90%	$222,313,000	38.17%	$41,627,000	7.15%	$12,273,000	2.11%	$3,880,000	0.67%	$582,364,000
2011	$293,286,000	50.31%	$218,557,000	37.49%	$60,285,000	10.34%	$7,054,000	1.21%	$3,825,000	0.66%	$583,007,000
2012	$303,251,000	46.84%	$241,066,000	37.23%	$93,122,000	14.38%	$6,474,000	1.00%	$3,562,000	0.55%	$647,475,000
2013	$281,515,000	48.01%	$219,637,000	37.45%	$50,666,000	8.64%	$5,650,000	0.96%	$28,941,000	4.94%	$586,409,000
Avg.	$226,274,286	53.76%	$153,976,810	35.66%	$27,577,238	5.92%	$12,350,143	3.31%	$5,829,381	1.36%	$426,007,857

Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt
Fiscal Year	Retired	Issued	Outstanding

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1993	$9,509,000	$0	$222,515,000
1994	$8,608,000	$129,000	$213,907,000
1995	$69,351,000	$0	$144,556,000
1996	$12,391,000	$50,000,000	$182,165,000
1997	$13,753,000	$0	$168,412,000
1998	$0	$320,000	$168,732,000
1999	$14,583,000	$22,138,000	$176,287,000
2000	$12,971,000	$0	$163,316,000
2001	$13,188,000	$0	$150,128,000
2002	$14,287,000	$34,237,000	$170,078,000
2003	$14,468,000	$0	$155,610,000
2004	$14,921,000	$1,000,000	$141,689,000
2005	$15,435,000	$34,488,000	$160,742,000
2006	$15,475,000	$0	$145,267,000
2007	$20,620,000	$22,038,000	$146,685,000
2008	$22,287,000	$50,312,000	$174,710,000
2009	$11,121,000	$14,873,000	$178,463,000

2010	$13,203,000	$21,646,000	$186,906,000
2011	$14,802,000	$29,675,000	$201,779,000
2012	$14,352,000	$0	$187,427,000
2013	$13,137,000	$24,832,000	$199,122,000
Avg.	$16,117,238	$14,556,571	$173,261,714

Teacher salaries

Jefferson Parish Public School System employs 2,969 teachers. Teacher salaries are categorized based on higher education achievement, professional development and years of service. Certified teachers can received pay increases with a master's degree, 30 credit hours beyond a master's degree and an education specialist degree.

The following table details the salary schedule for Jefferson Parish certified school teachers in the 2014-2015 school year:

Salary structure
Degree level	Minimum salary ($)	Maximum salary ($)
Base salary	40,949	56,549
M.A.	41,549	57,149
M.A. + 30	42,149	57,749
Specialist	42,749	58,349

Schools in Jefferson Parish Public School System

Enrollment

Jefferson Parish Public School System served 45,688 students in the 2011-2012 school year. The district does not publicly archive enrollment data.

District schools

Jefferson Parish Public School System operates 82 schools listed below in alphabetical order:

Jefferson Parish Public School System
School Name
A-I	J-Z
Adams, John Q. Middle	Janet, Congetta Trippe Elementary
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies	Jefferson Chamber Foundation Academy
Alexander, A. C. Elementary	Jefferson Elementary
Audubon, John James Elementary	Jefferson, Thomas High
Birney, Alice Elementary	Johnson, Shirley T.-Gretna Park Elementary
Bissonet Plaza Elementary	Keller, Harold Elementary
Bonnabel, Alfred Magnet Academy High School	Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Boudreaux, Geraldine Elementary	Kerner, Leo Elementary
Bridgedale Elementary	King, Grace High
Butler, Joshua Elementary	Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts
Celerity Woodmere Charter School	Livaudais Middle
Chateau Estates School	Live Oak Elementary
Cherbonnier-Rillieux Elementary	Marrero Academy for Advanced Studies
Clancy-Maggiore Elementary School for the Arts	Marrero, L.H. Middle
Collins, Lionel Montessori School	Martyn, John H. Alternative School
Cox, George A. Elementary	Matas, Rudolph Elementary
Cox, Helen High	McDonogh No. 26 Elementary
Cuillier, Joseph A. Sr. Career Center	Meisler, J.D. Middle
Dolhonde, Ella Elementary	Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies
East Jefferson High	Pitre, Vic A. Elementary
Ehret, John High	Pittman, Ella C. Elementary
Ellender, Allen School	Riverdale High
Ellis, J.C. Elementary	Riverdale Middle
Estelle Elementary	Riviere, Marie Elementary
Fisher Middle-High	Roosevelt, Theodore Middle
Ford, Henry Middle	Ruppel, L.W. Academy for Advanced Studies
Grand Isle School	Schneckenburger, Walter Elementary
Green Park Elementary	Solis, Paul J. Elementary
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary	St. Ville – Douglass Connections
Gretna Middle	Strehle, Catherine Elementary
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	Taylor, Patrick F. Science & Technology Academy
Harahan Elementary	Terrytown Elementary
Harris, Mildred S. Elementary	Thibodeaux, Myrtle C. Elementary
Harris, T. H. Middle	Truman, Harry S. Middle
Hart, William Elementary	Wall, Miller Elementary
Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies	Washington Montessori School
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff Elementary	West Jefferson High
Hearst, Phoebe Elementary	Westbank Community School
Higgins, L.W. High	Woodland West Elementary
International School of Louisiana	Woods, Granville T. Elementary
	Worley, Stella Middle
	Young Audiences Charter School

Academic performance

Louisiana administers three main sets of tests to measure the academic performance of K-12 students: DIBELS Next, iLEAP and End-of-Course tests. Additionally, districts are given a letter ranking of A-F based on performance across all grades of students.

DIBELS Next

DIBELS Next is the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills test which is administered to K-3 students statewide. The test places students into one of three categories. Those who meet the benchmark levels are placed in the "core" category, indicating they only need core reading curriculum going forward. The other two categories indicate students who need "strategic" or "intensive" intervention in reading education. The following chart outlines the percentage of students in the district in each of the categories:

DIBELS Next results
Testing date	Kindergarten			1st grade			2nd grade			3rd grade
	Core (%)	Strategic (%)	Intensive (%)	Core (%)	Strategic (%)	Intensive (%)	Core (%)	Strategic (%)	Intensive (%)	Core (%)	Strategic (%)	Intensive (%)
Spring 2013	71	14	15	59	14	28	61	16	23	53	17	30
Fall 2012	54	16	30	53	14	33	64	12	24	58	12	29
Spring 2012	56	20	24	50	14	36	49	20	30	49	16	35
Fall 2011	50	18	33	46	14	39	55	13	32	54	12	34

iLEAP and LEAP

LEAP and iLEAP percentile ranks
Year		Mastery and above (%)	Basic and above (%)
2014	District	23	67
	Statewide	24	69
2013	District	21	66
	Statewide	23	66
2012	District	N/A	64
	Statewide	N/A	68
2011	District	N/A	61
	Statewide	N/A	66
2010	District	N/A	60
	Statewide	N/A	65

Louisiana 3rd through 8th grade students statewide are tested annually in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. These tests are called iLEAP and LEAP.

On both tests, students can earn the following scores:

“	Advanced: A student demonstrates superior performance in the subject. Mastery: A student demonstrates competency of challenging subject matter and is well prepared for the next level of schooling. Basic: A student demonstrates only fundamental knowledge and skills in the subject. Approaching Basic: A student only partially demonstrates the fundamental knowledge and skills of the subject. Unsatisfactory: A student does not demonstrate the fundamental knowledge and skills.	”
—Louisiana Department of Education website (2014)

The table on the right compares the percentage of district students scoring either mastery and higher or basic and higher on the iLEAP and LEAP with the statewide averages. The percentage of mastery and higher is not available prior to 2013 results.

End-of-course tests

High school students in Louisiana take end-of-course tests in algebra I, geometry, English II and III, biology and U.S. history. The students receive one of the following four scores on each test:

“	Excellent: A student demonstrates superior performance of the course content. Good: A student demonstrates mastery of course content and is well prepared for the next level of coursework in the subject. Fair: A student demonstrates only the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of coursework in the subject. Needs Improvement: A student does not demonstrate the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of coursework in the subject.	”
—Louisiana Department of Education website (2014)

In the 2013-2014 school year, 60 percent of students taking end-of-course tests across all subjects in the district earned a grade of good or excellent. This was up 5 percent from 55 percent in 2012-2013.

District letter grade

Louisiana uses a letter grade system of A through F to describe school performance scores. The table on the right outlines the district's letter score by year. The scores are based on the following measurements:

A-F Letter Grade Results
Year	Performance score	Letter grade
2014	87.2	B
2013	85.9	B

“	Elementary schools (K-6): 100 percent of the school grade is based on student achievement on annual assessments in English language arts, math, science, and social studies. Schools may also earn points for significant improvement with students who are academically behind. Middle schools (7-8): 95 percent of the school grade is based on student achievement on annual assessments with the final 5 percent based on credits earned through the end of students’ 9th grade year. Schools may also earn points for significant improvement with students who are academically behind. High schools (9-12): Half of the school grade is based on student achievement (25 percent on the ACT and 25 percent on End-of-Course assessments). Half of the school grade is based on graduation (25 percent on the graduation index, which rewards achievements like Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exam credit, and 25 percent on the cohort graduation rate, the percentage of students graduating in four years). Schools may also earn points for significant improvement with students who are academically behind.	”
—Louisiana Department of Education website (2014)

About the district

Jefferson Parish Public Schools System is located in Jefferson Parish, La..

Jefferson Parish Public School System is located in Jefferson Parish in southeastern Louisiana. Gretna is the seat of the parish government. Jefferson Parish was home to approximately 434,767 residents according to 2013 estimates by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographics

Jefferson Parish outperformed the rest of Louisiana in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.2 percent of Jefferson Parish residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 21.4 percent for Louisiana as a whole. The median household income for the parish was $48,522 compared to $44,673 statewide. The poverty rate in the parish was 15.3 percent compared to 18.7 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Jefferson Parish (%)	Louisiana (%)
White	66.6	63.5
Black or African American	27.0	32.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.6	0.8
Asian	4.1	1.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	1.6	1.5
Hispanic or Latino	13.4	4.7

Presidential Voting Pattern, Jefferson Parish
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	70,384	102,536
2008	65,096	113,191
2004	72,136	117,882
2000	70,411	105,003

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.

Noteworthy events

Board term limits

On July 1, 2009, Governor Bobby Jindal signed House Bill 504 into law as Act 291. This act created term limits for members of the Jefferson Parish school board by amending state statutory language. The amended language stated,

“	Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a member of the Jefferson Parish School Board, who at the end of his term of office on the board will have served as a member of the board for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms, such service being during terms that began on or after January 1, 2010, shall not be elected to the board for the succeeding term.	”
—Louisiana State Legislature website, (2009)

Contact information

Jefferson Parish Public School System
501 Manhattan Blvd.
Harvey, LA 70058
Phone: (504) 349-7600

See also

Louisiana	School Board Elections	News and Analysis
List of school districts in Louisiana School board elections in Louisiana Public education in Louisiana	School board elections, 2026 Louisiana school board elections, 2026	School board election data analysis, 2025 United States school shootings, 1990-present

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Jefferson Parish School System
• Louisiana School Board Association
• Louisiana Department of Education

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