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Orleans Parish School District

2,322 students · 6 schools · 11.2:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #52 of 189 in Louisiana

Students
2,322
Schools
6
Teachers (FTE)
208
Student–Teacher
11.2:1
Parish
Orleans
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Orleans Parish School District

Orleans Parish School District is a public school system serving Orleans Parish, Louisiana, based in New Orleans. It serves 2,322 students across 6 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a city: large district. By enrollment it is the #52 largest of Louisiana’s 189 school systems.

Phone5043045680
Address2401 Westbend Parkway, New Orleans, LA 70114
ParishOrleans Parish
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Orleans Parish School District enrolls 2,322 students in 6 schools — an average of about 387 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #52 of 189 statewide by enrollment.

Students
2,322
#52 of 189 in Louisiana
Schools
6
~387 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
City: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Orleans Parish School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (2,322 students reported):

White
1%
Black
92%
Hispanic
5%
Asian
0%
Two or more
1%
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

Orleans Parish School District employs about 208 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1 — below the Louisiana average of about 13.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 410.

Student–teacher ratio
11.2:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
208
classroom teachers
Total staff
410
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 Orleans Parish 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 Orleans Parish 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 Orleans Parish School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Orleans Parish School District vs. Louisiana

Enrollment rank
#52
of 189 districts
Ratio
11.2:1
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 Orleans Parish 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 Orleans Parish School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2201170. Confirm current details with the district and the Louisiana Department of Education.