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Lafayette Parish School System

Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
  • PO Box 2158
  • Lafayette, LA-2158

About this district

Lafayette Parish School System is a public school district in Louisiana. They serve 30,723 students across 47 schools, and its teachers have had 2,722 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 47
    Schools
  • 30,723
    Students
  • 1,636
    Teachers

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Lafayette Parish School System Demographics

83%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
49%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Lafayette Parish School System Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Lafayette Parish School System had a total revenue of $365.3 million in the 2016-17 school year. 53.4% came from local sources, 36.2% from state sources, and 10.4% from federal sources.

Lafayette Parish School System had a per-pupil revenue of $11,890 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 53.4% came from local sources, 36.2% from state sources, and 10.4% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Lafayette Parish School System Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 18, 2024

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Lafayette Parish School System

$1.7 million
raised using DonorsChoose
2,722
projects funded
885
teachers funded
5,511
donors
205
projects for basic supplies
320
projects for technology
316
projects for books
42
projects for art supplies

Lafayette Parish School System has received support from 3,030 individuals from Louisiana and 2,481 individuals out-of-state.

Lafayette Parish School System Schools

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