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Terrebonne Parish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Bayou Cane, Bayou Blue, Schriever, Gray, Chauvin, Bourg, Presquille, Montegut and Dulac.

Bayou Cane’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Louisiana school districts

Students
14,611
Schools
27
Spent per student
$13,572
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$151.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Terrebonne Parish School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 77% of Louisiana districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the LA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $151.9M, about $10,394 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 77% of the 197 Louisiana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bayou Cane. Grade by grade →

PK–64 schoolsThis district
7–86 middle schoolsThis district
9–124 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 31.8% · 7,581 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 42.4% · 7,621 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 82.6% · 1,105 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,572 per student · 13% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 37%Federal 24%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
15,876’20
14,665’21
15,152’22
15,067’23
14,611’24

Down 8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 43%Black 25%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

27 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools.

Mulberry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
A
789 students16:1
Acadian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Houma
B
654 students14:1
Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
B+
627 students15:1
Broadmoor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
A
587 students15:1
Oakshire Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
B+
576 students15:1
Lisa Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
B+
574 students16:1
Southdown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
C+
572 students16:1
Schriever Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Schriever
B+
537 students15:1
Village East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Houma
C+
400 students14:1
Grand Caillou Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Houma
B
360 students14:1
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Chauvin
A−
342 students16:1
Bourg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bourg
A+
328 students13:1
Legion Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
C+
300 students14:1
Dularge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
A
244 students12:1
Montegut Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Montegut
A
187 students13:1
School for Exceptional Children
Other · Grades PK–12 · Houma
23 students4:1
Caldwell Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Schriever
B−
341 students15:1
Oaklawn Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Houma
C+
596 students15:1
Montegut Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Montegut
A−
465 students17:1
Grand Caillou Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Houma
C+
267 students14:1
Lacache Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Bourg
B
225 students13:1
Houma Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Houma
B
673 students16:1
Evergreen Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Houma
B−
622 students17:1
Terrebonne High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Houma
B+
1,346 students20:1
H. L. Bourgeois High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gray
B
1,289 students17:1
South Terrebonne High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bourg
B+
868 students17:1
Ellender Memorial High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Houma
C+
819 students16:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Louisiana.