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Opelousas, LA
Public School Ratings




Opelousas Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


St. Landry Parish School District details

St. Landry Parish School District
1013 Creswell Lane
Opelousas, LA 70570

11,980 Students enrolled in District

35 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

St. Landry Parish School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Louisiana

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.1% of all LA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.5% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
38%
38%
44%
24%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Arnaudville Middle School
120 West Railroad Ave.
Arnaudville, LA, 70512
05-08
Beau Chene High School
7076 Hwy. 93
Arnaudville, LA, 70512
09-12
Cankton Elementary School
602 Main Street
Cankton, LA, 70584
PK-04
Central Middle School
602 S. Martin Luther King Drive
Eunice, LA, 70535
05-06
Creswell Middle School
1210 East Leo St
Opelousas, LA, 70570
05-06
East Elementary School
550 Brother J. Rd.
Eunice, LA, 70535
KG-04
Ecole Saint-Landry School
671 Napoleon Ave
Sunset, LA, 70584
KG-03
Eunice Career & Technical Education Center School
421 South 10th Street
Eunice, LA, 70535
09-12
Eunice Elementary School
451 South 9th Street
Eunice, LA, 70535
KG-04
Eunice High School
301 South Bobcat Drive
Eunice, LA, 70535
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 37.6% 43.1%
Black 56.4% 42.8%
Hispanic 5.2% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 75.1% 61.8%
Free lunch eligible 69.4% 56.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.7% 4.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,003 $95,870,000 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $702 $8,404,000 4.7%
Staff $840 $10,060,000 5.7%
General Administration $456 $5,458,000 3.1%
School Administration $914 $10,954,000 6.2%
Operation $1,125 $13,481,000 7.6%
Transportation $981 $11,749,000 6.6%
Other $298 $3,576,000 2.0%
Total Support $5,316 $63,682,000 35.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,514 $18,133,000 10.2%
Total Expenditures $14,832 $177,685,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,579 $5,366,971,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $850 $601,919,000 5.4%
Staff $755 $534,657,000 4.8%
General Administration $362 $256,471,000 2.3%
School Administration $878 $621,583,000 5.5%
Operation $2,002 $1,417,924,000 12.7%
Transportation $749 $530,277,000 4.7%
Other $425 $301,210,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,022 $4,264,041,000 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,222 $1,573,442,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $15,823 $11,204,454,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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