St. James Parish
A public school district in Lutcher, Louisiana, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,194
- Students enrolled
- 276.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 482.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,342
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,194 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,076th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 44th of 189 in Louisiana. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,342 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 71% 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. James Parish spent $19,342 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,124 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 | $19,342 | $68.4 million | 3,537 |
| FY2022 | $22,445 | $76.9 million | 3,425 |
| FY2021 | $18,727 | $66.5 million | 3,553 |
| FY2020 | $17,530 | $64.6 million | 3,684 |
| FY2019 | $16,518 | $62.2 million | 3,766 |
| FY2018 | $16,393 | $62.7 million | 3,822 |
| FY2017 | $16,041 | $60.3 million | 3,762 |
| FY2016 | $16,385 | $62.0 million | 3,784 |
| FY2015 | $16,179 | $61.4 million | 3,794 |
| FY2014 | $15,778 | $59.7 million | 3,785 |
| FY2013 | $14,965 | $56.3 million | 3,764 |
| FY2012 | $14,448 | $54.9 million | 3,803 |
| FY2011 | $13,144 | $50.3 million | 3,825 |
| FY2010 | $12,813 | $50.2 million | 3,920 |
| FY2009 | $13,419 | $54.8 million | 4,085 |
| FY2008 | $11,082 | $45.5 million | 4,102 |
| FY2007 | $10,729 | $43.9 million | 4,096 |
| FY2006 | $9,634 | $39.5 million | 4,101 |
| FY2005 | $9,124 | $36.7 million | 4,022 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.2 million | 18.3% |
| State | $13.2 million | 15.9% |
| Local | $54.7 million | 65.8% |
| Total | $83.1 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Gramercy Elementary School | 403 |
| Lutcher High School | 908 |
| Paulina Elementary School | 657 |
| Sixth Ward Elementary School | 269 |
| St. James High School | 593 |
| Vacherie Elementary School | 364 |
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
- 2201500
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