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St. Tammany Parish School District

35,956 students · 55 schools · 12.8:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #3 of 189 in Louisiana

Students
35,956
Schools
55
Teachers (FTE)
2,801
Student–Teacher
12.8:1
Parish
St. Tammany
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About St. Tammany Parish School District

St. Tammany Parish School District is a public school system serving St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, based in Covington. It serves 35,956 students across 55 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a city: small district. By enrollment it is the #3 largest of Louisiana’s 189 school systems.

Phone9858922276
Address321 N Theard Street, Covington, LA 70433
ParishSt. Tammany Parish
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

St. Tammany Parish School District enrolls 35,956 students in 55 schools — an average of about 654 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #3 of 189 statewide by enrollment.

Students
35,956
#3 of 189 in Louisiana
Schools
55
~654 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
City: Small
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in St. Tammany Parish School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (35,956 students reported):

White
61%
Black
22%
Hispanic
12%
Asian
1%
Two or more
5%
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

St. Tammany Parish School District employs about 2,801 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1 — below the Louisiana average of about 13.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 5,038.

Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
2,801
classroom teachers
Total staff
5,038
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. Tammany 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. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish School District in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

St. Tammany Parish School District vs. Louisiana

Enrollment rank
#3
of 189 districts
Ratio
12.8:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Locale
City: Small
St. Tammany Parish

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

Go deeper

Look up St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2201650. Confirm current details with the district and the Louisiana Department of Education.