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Morris Jeff Community School School District

1,442 students · 1 schools · 12.6:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #67 of 189 in Louisiana

Students
1,442
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
114
Student–Teacher
12.6:1
Parish
Orleans
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Morris Jeff Community School School District

Morris Jeff Community School School District is a public school system serving Orleans Parish, Louisiana, based in New Orleans. It serves 1,442 students across 1 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a city: large district. By enrollment it is the #67 largest of Louisiana’s 189 school systems.

Phone5043736200
Address211 S. Lopez Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
ParishOrleans Parish
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Morris Jeff Community School School District enrolls 1,442 students in 1 schools — an average of about 1,442 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #67 of 189 statewide by enrollment.

Students
1,442
#67 of 189 in Louisiana
Schools
1
~1,442 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
City: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Morris Jeff Community School School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,442 students reported):

White
18%
Black
46%
Hispanic
31%
Asian
1%
Two or more
4%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Morris Jeff Community School School District employs about 114 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1 — below the Louisiana average of about 13.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 200.

Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
114
classroom teachers
Total staff
200
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Louisiana funds schools

Louisiana funds its parish and city school systems through the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP), a formula the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education develops each year (the Legislature may approve or reject it but not amend it): a base per-pupil cost (held at $4,015) distributed with added weights for at-risk students, special education, career and technical education and economy of scale. The 2025–26 MFP added about $49.5 million, including differentiated teacher pay and literacy and math tutoring.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Morris Jeff Community School School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Louisiana rates every school and district with a School/District Performance Score (0–150) translated into an A–F letter grade, from assessment results, academic growth, graduation rate and college-and-career readiness. Look up Morris Jeff Community School School District on the Louisiana School Finder.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Most Louisiana districts are accredited through Cognia (formerly AdvancED/SACS CASI), which reviews school systems on a six-year cycle; accreditation is not a statewide mandate. Look up Morris Jeff Community School School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Morris Jeff Community School School District vs. Louisiana

Enrollment rank
#67
of 189 districts
Ratio
12.6:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Locale
City: Large
Orleans Parish

See every Louisiana district side by side in the Louisiana directory.

Go deeper

Look up Morris Jeff Community School School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (the Minimum Foundation Program) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Morris Jeff Community School School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2200203. Confirm current details with the district and the Louisiana Department of Education.