Top Rankings
Lafourche Parish School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Louisiana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public high schools serving 4,080 students in Lafourche Parish School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public high schools in Louisiana.
Public High Schools in Lafourche Parish School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the Louisiana public high school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Public High School in Lafourche Parish School District have a Graduation Rate of 89%, which is more than the Louisiana average of 84%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Central Lafourche High School, with 91% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Louisiana or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Louisiana public high school average of 56% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (LA)
# Schools
30 Schools
384 Schools
# Students
13,326 Students
248,553 Students
# Teachers
798 Teachers
17,351 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lafourche Parish School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 173 school districts in Louisiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 89% has decreased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#23 out of 187 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
27%
Graduation Rate
89%
83%
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