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St. Mary Parish School District

7,153 students · 21 schools · 14.0:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #23 of 189 in Louisiana

Students
7,153
Schools
21
Teachers (FTE)
511
Student–Teacher
14.0:1
Parish
St. Mary
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About St. Mary Parish School District

St. Mary Parish School District is a public school system serving St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, based in Centerville. It serves 7,153 students across 21 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a town: distant district. By enrollment it is the #23 largest of Louisiana’s 189 school systems.

Phone3378369661
Address474 Highway 317, Centerville, LA 70522
ParishSt. Mary Parish
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

St. Mary Parish School District enrolls 7,153 students in 21 schools — an average of about 341 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #23 of 189 statewide by enrollment.

Students
7,153
#23 of 189 in Louisiana
Schools
21
~341 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Town: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in St. Mary Parish School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (7,153 students reported):

White
35%
Black
37%
Hispanic
19%
Asian
1%
Two or more
7%
Amer. Indian
1%
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

St. Mary Parish School District employs about 511 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 14.0:1 — above the Louisiana average of about 13.7:1. Total district staff is roughly 1,047.

Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
511
classroom teachers
Total staff
1,047
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 St. Mary 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 St. Mary 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 St. Mary Parish School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

St. Mary Parish School District vs. Louisiana

Enrollment rank
#23
of 189 districts
Ratio
14.0:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Locale
Town: Distant
St. Mary Parish

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

Go deeper

Look up St. Mary 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 St. Mary Parish School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2201620. Confirm current details with the district and the Louisiana Department of Education.