Plaquemines Parish
A public school district in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,510
- Students enrolled
- 298.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 599.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,657
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,510 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,786th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 43rd of 189 in Louisiana. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,657 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 72% 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
Plaquemines Parish spent $19,657 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,020 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 | $19,657 | $75.8 million | 3,858 |
| FY2022 | $18,630 | $70.5 million | 3,782 |
| FY2021 | $16,642 | $66.5 million | 3,994 |
| FY2020 | $16,055 | $64.9 million | 4,045 |
| FY2019 | $16,312 | $65.5 million | 4,014 |
| FY2018 | $15,087 | $61.0 million | 4,045 |
| FY2017 | $15,685 | $63.7 million | 4,059 |
| FY2016 | $17,786 | $71.7 million | 4,032 |
| FY2015 | $16,825 | $68.3 million | 4,059 |
| FY2014 | $16,448 | $66.7 million | 4,055 |
| FY2013 | $16,007 | $62.4 million | 3,896 |
| FY2012 | $15,356 | $59.6 million | 3,879 |
| FY2011 | $14,772 | $56.5 million | 3,822 |
| FY2010 | $14,798 | $56.7 million | 3,831 |
| FY2009 | $16,234 | $58.7 million | 3,614 |
| FY2008 | $15,259 | $55.0 million | 3,605 |
| FY2007 | $15,069 | $53.8 million | 3,573 |
| FY2006 | $12,475 | $36.7 million | 2,944 |
| FY2005 | $9,020 | $45.3 million | 5,024 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.4 million | 11.5% |
| State | $13.2 million | 13.3% |
| Local | $74.5 million | 75.1% |
| Total | $99.1 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Belle Chasse Elementary School | 543 |
| Belle Chasse High School | 883 |
| Belle Chasse Middle School | 656 |
| Belle Chasse Primary School | 395 |
| Boothville-Venice Elementary School | 270 |
| Phoenix High School | 203 |
| South Plaquemines Elementary School | 205 |
| South Plaquemines High School | 355 |
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
- 2201230
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