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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 329)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
61	Quitman High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	181 Wolverine Drive	Quitman	71268	Jackson Parish	Jackson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 259-2698	695	49	14.3	42.2%	590 (84.9%)	66 (9.5%)	18 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	$15,707							75.2	70.3	84	23		220078000556
62	Kaplan High School	Public	9-12	200 East Pirate Lane	Kaplan	70548	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 643-6385	528	27	19.9	50.6%	425 (80.5%)	60 (11.4%)	18 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	$11,846							74.9	82.2	41	21		220180001398
63	Doyle High School	Public	6-12	20480 Circle Drive	Livingston	70754	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 686-2318	643	42	15.3	62.2%	580 (90.2%)	18 (2.8%)	25 (3.9%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$11,653							73.7	77.6	55	8		220102000761
64	Alfred M. Barbe High School	Public	9-12	2200 West McNeese	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4460	1,908	113	16.9	41.0%	991 (51.9%)	518 (27.1%)	216 (11.3%)	106 (5.6%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	64 (3.4%)	$13,430							73.6	72.9	72	8		220033000216
65	Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2504 Maine Avenue	Kenner	70062	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 233-4720	2,263	158	14.3	68.6%	792 (35.0%)	352 (15.6%)	889 (39.3%)	137 (6.1%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	87 (3.8%)	$17,070							73.1	76.7	60	5		220084000653
66	Many High School	Public	9-12	100 Tiger Drive	Many	71449	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 256-2114	320	27	11.8	61.9%	158 (49.4%)	111 (34.7%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$18,076							73	76.1	64	2		220138001112
67	Alexandria Senior High School	Public	9-12	800 Ola Lane	Alexandria	71303	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 448-8234	1,475	82	17.9	63.9%	654 (44.3%)	659 (44.7%)	80 (5.4%)	60 (4.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.2%)	$12,479							72.5	77.1	58	9		220129001040
68	Fairview High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4239 Highway 377	Grant	70644	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 977-8365	387	36	10.7	64.3%	369 (95.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$17,190							72.4	71.9	77	9		220006000025
69	Negreet High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4129 Highway 476	Negreet	71460	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 256-2349	413	32	12.7	63.7%	342 (82.8%)	21 (5.1%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$16,418							72.3	68.3	99	30		220138001114
70	New Iberia Senior High School	Public	9-12	1301 East Admiral Doyle Drive	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 369-6714	1,315	84	15.6	65.2%	587 (44.6%)	488 (37.1%)	131 (10.0%)	43 (3.3%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.4%)	$14,099							71.9	73.7	69	1		220072000527

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Algebra I, LEAP Geometry, LEAP English II, LEAP U.S. History, LEAP English I, LEAP Biology test scores released by the Louisiana Dept of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 3, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Louisiana Dept of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Louisiana Dept of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.