| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 13.81 | East Baton Rouge Parish School District / 372,692 |
| 2. | 13.61 | St. Tammany Parish School District / 228,894 |
| 3. | 13.59 | Lincoln Parish School District / 45,797 |
| 4. | 13.50 | Orleans Parish School District / 295,285 |
| 5. | 13.44 | Zachary Community School District / 20,753 |
| 6. | 13.25 | Central Community School District / 28,526 |
| 7. | 13.24 | Lafayette Parish School District / 215,581 |
| 8. | 13.16 | Bossier Parish School District / 113,837 |
| 9. | 13.08 | Ouachita Parish School District / 102,935 |
| 10. | 13.05 | Ascension Parish School District / 102,501 |
| 11. | 13.04 | Caddo Parish School District / 253,048 |
| 12. | 13.03 | Monroe City School District / 49,272 |
| 13. | 12.99 | Jefferson Parish School District / 431,019 |
| 14. | 12.88 | St. Charles Parish School District / 52,645 |
| 15. | 12.84 | Baker City School District / 13,844 |
| 16. | 12.80 | Rapides Parish School District / 130,800 |
| 17. | 12.75 | Calcasieu Parish School District / 189,134 |
| 18. | 12.75 | Vernon Parish School District / 50,451 |
| 19. | 12.69 | Natchitoches Parish School District / 39,274 |
| 20. | 12.64 | Livingston Parish School District / 122,798 |
| 21. | 12.64 | Plaquemines Parish School District / 22,710 |
| 22. | 12.61 | Tangipahoa Parish School District / 118,190 |
| 23. | 12.60 | Beauregard Parish School District / 35,000 |
| 24. | 12.58 | St. John the Baptist Parish School District / 46,728 |
| 25. | 12.51 | Jackson Parish School District / 16,078 |
| 26. | 12.48 | West Baton Rouge Parish School District / 23,274 |
| 27. | 12.35 | Union Parish School District / 22,750 |
| 28. | 12.34 | De Soto Parish School District / 26,465 |
| 29. | 12.32 | St. James Parish School District / 22,096 |
| 30. | 12.30 | Grant Parish School District / 21,675 |
| 31. | 12.27 | Bienville Parish School District / 14,546 |
| 32. | 12.23 | East Feliciana Parish School District / 20,417 |
| 33. | 12.23 | Cameron Parish School District / 7,280 |
| 34. | 12.23 | Pointe Coupee Parish School District / 22,837 |
| 35. | 12.18 | Sabine Parish School District / 24,119 |
| 36. | 12.18 | La Salle Parish School District / 14,680 |
| 37. | 12.17 | St. Bernard Parish School District / 27,739 |
| 38. | 12.17 | Washington Parish School District / 34,161 |
| 39. | 12.13 | Webster Parish School District / 41,238 |
| 40. | 12.10 | Caldwell Parish School District / 10,188 |
| 41. | 12.08 | Red River Parish School District / 9,181 |
| 42. | 12.07 | St. Helena Parish School District / 11,125 |
| 43. | 12.04 | Iberia Parish School District / 73,395 |
| 44. | 12.02 | Claiborne Parish School District / 17,160 |
| 45. | 12.02 | Bogalusa City School District / 12,417 |
| 46. | 12.02 | Jefferson Davis Parish School District / 31,500 |
| 47. | 12.00 | Terrebonne Parish School District / 111,131 |
| 48. | 12.00 | Richland Parish School District / 20,692 |
| 49. | 11.97 | Lafourche Parish School District / 95,428 |
| 50. | 11.96 | Vermilion Parish School District / 57,280 |
| 51. | 11.93 | St. Landry Parish School District / 84,309 |
| 52. | 11.92 | St. Martin Parish School District / 51,721 |
| 53. | 11.87 | Morehouse Parish School District / 28,388 |
| 54. | 11.85 | Tensas Parish School District / 5,430 |
| 55. | 11.81 | Winn Parish School District / 15,477 |
| 56. | 11.81 | Madison Parish School District / 12,286 |
| 57. | 11.81 | Iberville Parish School District / 33,513 |
| 58. | 11.78 | Allen Parish School District / 25,816 |
| 59. | 11.77 | Concordia Parish School District / 20,502 |
| 60. | 11.74 | Franklin Parish School District / 20,727 |
| 61. | 11.74 | St. Mary Parish School District / 54,348 |
| 62. | 11.72 | West Carroll Parish School District / 11,689 |
| 63. | 11.68 | Acadia Parish School District / 61,139 |
| 64. | 11.64 | Avoyelles Parish School District / 42,013 |
| 65. | 11.60 | Catahoula Parish School District / 10,465 |
| 66. | 11.59 | West Feliciana Parish School District / 15,681 |
| 67. | 11.55 | Evangeline Parish School District / 34,419 |
| 68. | 11.53 | Assumption Parish School District / 23,487 |
| 69. | 11.25 | East Carroll Parish School District / 7,964 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
