Orleans Parish
A public school district in New Orleans, Louisiana, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,322
- Students enrolled
- 208.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 410.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $39,996
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,322 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,040th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 52nd of 189 in Louisiana. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $39,996 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 98% 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
Orleans Parish spent $39,996 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,877 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
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $39,996 | $81.6 million | 2,040 |
| FY2022 | $45,736 | $83.7 million | 1,830 |
| FY2021 | $30,003 | $98.1 million | 3,269 |
| FY2020 | $23,436 | $108.1 million | 4,612 |
| FY2019 | $24,434 | $113.4 million | 4,642 |
| FY2018 | $20,647 | $102.2 million | 4,952 |
| FY2017 | $12,761 | $195.7 million | 15,336 |
| FY2016 | $13,290 | $196.6 million | 14,795 |
| FY2015 | $13,620 | $180.8 million | 13,271 |
| FY2014 | $13,569 | $168.9 million | 12,447 |
| FY2013 | $12,027 | $164.8 million | 13,707 |
| FY2012 | $17,588 | $191.4 million | 10,881 |
| FY2011 | $14,509 | $152.2 million | 10,493 |
| FY2010 | $14,513 | $149.3 million | 10,287 |
| FY2009 | $15,009 | $151.7 million | 10,109 |
| FY2008 | $15,361 | $147.5 million | 9,601 |
| FY2007 | $19,925 | $180.1 million | 9,039 |
| FY2006 | $27,456 | $161.3 million | 5,874 |
| FY2005 | $7,877 | $511.4 million | 64,920 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $46.8 million | 6.5% |
| State | $235.2 million | 32.5% |
| Local | $441.9 million | 61.0% |
| Total | $724.0 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary Math and Science | 739 |
| Elan Academy Charter School | 436 |
| Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology | 659 |
| The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men | 77 |
| The Leah Chase School | 294 |
| Travis Hill School | 117 |
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
- 2201170
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Louisiana — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Louisiana — A to Z, each with its page.
- Louisiana on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved