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Jefferson Parish

A public school district in Harvey, Louisiana, with 75 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

46,790
Students enrolled
3,238.3
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
6,175.7
All staff, full-time equivalent
$14,155
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 46,790 in 2024–25
Ranks 103rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1st of 189 in Louisiana. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $14,155 in fiscal year 2023
More than 37% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.

Spending and revenue

Jefferson Parish spent $14,155 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,913 in fiscal year 2005

Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards

The figures behind this chart
Jefferson Parish spent $14,155 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,913 in fiscal year 2005. Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$14,155$716.6 million50,628
FY2022$16,675$782.0 million46,896
FY2021$13,019$627.0 million48,160
FY2020$11,939$595.3 million49,862
FY2019$11,773$568.1 million48,254
FY2018$11,519$561.5 million48,750
FY2017$11,009$535.8 million48,668
FY2016$11,244$544.1 million48,389
FY2015$10,899$521.1 million47,817
FY2014$10,637$492.6 million46,312
FY2013$11,418$526.4 million46,100
FY2012$11,916$544.4 million45,688
FY2011$11,320$512.0 million45,230
FY2010$11,733$524.6 million44,713
FY2009$12,331$538.6 million43,682
FY2008$11,434$497.0 million43,468
FY2007$10,045$437.2 million43,528
FY2006$9,634$401.0 million41,625
FY2005$7,913$406.8 million51,403

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Jefferson Parish by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$180.1 million20.0%
State$257.4 million28.6%
Local$462.6 million51.4%
Total$900.1 million

Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.

The district’s schools

75 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Jefferson Parish
SchoolStudents
A.C. Alexander School567
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies434
Alice Birney Elementary School579
Allen Ellender School727
Bissonet Plaza School624
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School2,376
Bridgedale Elementary School491
Chateau Estates School610
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School868
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy731
East Jefferson High School1,381
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School471
Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford769
Estelle School518
Fisher Middle/High School498
Frederick Douglass Community School40
G.T. Woods School375
George Cox Elementary School402
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School615
Grand Isle High School76
Green Park Elementary School433
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School542
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies355
Harahan School390
Harold Keller Elementary School550
Harry S Truman School717
Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies872
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School384
Isaac G Joseph Elementary School439
J.C. Ellis School587
J.D. Meisler Middle School679
Jcfa127
Jefferson RISE Charter School764
Jefferson School619
Jefferson Virtual High School67
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School545
John Ehret High School1,850
John James Audubon School572
John Q. Adams Middle School658
Joseph A. Cuillier Sr. Career Center0
Joseph C Moscona School521
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School414
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy2,263
L.H. Marrero Middle School619
L.W. Higgins High School1,136
Laureate Academy Charter School532
Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School360
Lincoln School for the Arts467
Livaudais Middle School743
Lucille Cherbonnier School466
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School526
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School342
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies356
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy871
Paul J. Solis Elementary School777
Phoebe Hearst School602
Ralph J Bunche Elementary470
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies354
Riverdale High School1,259
Rudolph Matas School600
Ruppel Academie Francaise362
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School671
Stella Worley Middle School235
Strehle Community School145
T.H. Harris Middle School563
Terrytown Elementary School611
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies527
Tom Benson School631
Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School327
West Jefferson High School1,438
William Hart Elementary School320
Woodland West School631
Woodmere School629
Young Audiences Charter High School643
Young Audiences Charter School1,077

The district’s entry

Status
Open
Type
Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
Charter status
Not a charter district
Grades
Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
NCES district ID
2200840

Elsewhere

Sources

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