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Cameron Parish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Hackberry and Cameron.

Hackberry’s Schools page →

Students
1,120
Schools
5
Spent per student
$28,608
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$16M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cameron Parish School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of Louisiana districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 15 pts above the state
  • Spends 83% more per student than the LA average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $16M, about $14,263 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% 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 well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Hackberry 899Cameron 169

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hackberry. Grade by grade →

PK–12Hackberry High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 31.8% · 587 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 42.4% · 586 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 82.6% · 78 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
$28,608 per student · 83% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 49%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 13%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,176’20
1,142’21
1,152’22
1,153’23
1,120’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Grand Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lake Charles
A−
351 students10:1
Hackberry High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Hackberry
B−
218 students7:1
South Cameron High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Grand Chenier
B−
161 students6:1
Johnson Bayou High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Cameron
B+
68 students3:1
Grand Lake High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lake Charles
A
322 students11:1

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.