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St. Bernard Parish

A public school district in Chalmette, Louisiana, with 12 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

7,592
Students enrolled
539.9
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
851.6
All staff, full-time equivalent
$13,986
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 7,592 in 2024–25
Ranks 1,233rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 22nd of 189 in Louisiana. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $13,986 in fiscal year 2023
More than 35% 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

St. Bernard Parish spent $13,986 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,473 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
St. Bernard Parish spent $13,986 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,473 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$13,986$115.8 million8,277
FY2022$13,983$108.2 million7,738
FY2021$12,758$98.8 million7,741
FY2020$11,371$90.3 million7,941
FY2019$11,183$86.7 million7,752
FY2018$11,209$86.3 million7,698
FY2017$10,997$82.9 million7,535
FY2016$11,012$82.8 million7,520
FY2015$10,561$78.4 million7,424
FY2014$11,035$78.8 million7,137
FY2013$11,972$80.5 million6,721
FY2012$13,576$85.3 million6,285
FY2011$12,830$75.9 million5,916
FY2010$12,394$65.3 million5,265
FY2009$14,365$66.7 million4,645
FY2008$13,125$54.8 million4,174
FY2007$13,433$47.2 million3,513
FY2006$106,272$100.7 million948
FY2005$7,473$65.8 million8,802

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to St. Bernard Parish by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$24.8 million20.1%
State$49.2 million39.8%
Local$49.5 million40.1%
Total$123.5 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

12 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in St. Bernard Parish
SchoolStudents
Andrew Jackson Middle School546
Arabi Elementary School567
Arlene Meraux Elementary School583
C.F. Rowley Alternative School103
Chalmette Elementary School467
Chalmette High School2,193
J.F. Gauthier School500
Joseph J. Davies Elementary School593
Lacoste Elementary School621
N.P. Trist Middle School767
St. Bernard Middle School319
W. Smith Jr. Elementary School333

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
2201410

Elsewhere

Sources

Data retrieved