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Plaquemines Parish School District

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Plaquemines Parish School District is located in southeast Louisiana. Plaquemines Parish School District has 779.91 square miles of land area and 1,787.29 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Plaquemines Parish School District population is 23,545. Plaquemines Parish School District median household income is $54,835 in 2010-2014. Plaquemines Parish School District median house value is $159,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Plaquemines Parish School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (8 out of 69, top 12%) Elementary/Middle School: (8 out of 69, top 12%)* Rank: #6
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	23,545 (2010-2014), rank #42
Population Growth	3.93% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	9.17/sq mi, rank #67
Median Household Income:	$54,835 at 2010-2014—8.35% increase since 2005-2009, rank #8
Median House Price:	$159,700 at 2010-2014—-9.67% increase since 2005-2009, rank #11
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	779.91 sq mi, rank #22
Water Area:	1,787.29 sq mi (69.62%), rank #1
State:	Louisiana
County:	Plaquemines County
City:	Buras, Venice, Triumph, Boothville, Empire, Port Sulphur, Belle Chasse, Braithwaite, Pointe A La Hache
Zip:	70041, 70091, 70038, 70083, 70050, 70037, 70040, 70082
Area:	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA

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Plaquemines Parish School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1484 Woodland Hwy

Belle Chasse LA, 70037, Plaquemines County

Phone: 504-595-6400

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,055	3,896	3,879	3,822	3,831	3,614	3,605
English Language Learner Students:	146	124	114	104	111	94	76
Total Teachers:	327.00	291.00	318.37	318.37	319.00	298.00	291.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	3.00	2.00
Kindergarten:	16.00	16.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	15.00	18.00
Elementary:	203.17	177.93	194.19	193.59	186.09	183.00	171.20
Secondary:	107.83	97.07	111.18	111.78	117.91	97.00	99.80
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	409.43	294.00	426.98	426.98	402.82	372.00	393.00
Instructional Aides:	103.19	92.00	97.99	97.99	94.00	81.00	81.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	14.00	6.00	16.00	16.00	15.00	7.00	12.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	10.00	9.00	11.00	11.00	8.00	20.00	22.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	6.72	6.01	7.36	7.15	5.50	14.00	15.10
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.28	2.99	3.64	3.85	2.50	6.00	6.90
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	9.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	7.00	6.00	8.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	0.00	5.00	5.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrators:	2.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	0.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	29.00	1.00	29.00	29.00	40.00	38.00	36.00
School Administrators:	12.00	13.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	13.00	14.00
School Administrative Support:	24.00	17.00	22.00	22.00	20.00	18.00	20.00
Student Support Services:	60.24	46.00	36.00	36.00	34.82	16.00	19.00
Other Support Services:	145.00	100.00	184.99	184.99	165.00	170.00	175.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.40	13.39	12.18	12.00	12.01	12.13	12.39

Schools

Belle Chasse High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	8346 Hwy 23, Belle Chasse LA 70037
Belle Chasse Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	13476 Hwy 23, Belle Chasse LA 70037
Belle Chasse Primary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	539 F. Edward Hebert Blvd, Belle Chasse LA 70037
Boothville-Venice Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1 Oiler Dr, Boothville LA 70038
Phoenix High School	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	13073 Hwy 15, Braithwaite LA 70040
Plaquemines Parish Learning Center	Grade 7 to Grade 12	115 Keating Dr, Belle Chasse LA 70037
South Plaquemines Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	315 Civic Dr, Port Sulphur LA 70083
South Plaquemines High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	34121 Hwy 23, Buras LA 70041

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
GEE Test
2007	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	62%	56%
2008	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	72%	58%
2009	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	76%	62%
2010	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	77%	63%
2011	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	62%	57%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	64%	64%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	76%	65%
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78%	59%
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	83%	69%
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78%	65%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	66%	60%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55%	56%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	73%	55%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	60%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	77%	62%
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	70%	64%
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	69%	62%
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	75%	58%
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	72%	65%
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	74%	63%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78%	64%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	85%	66%
iLEAP Test
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	65%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	64%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	67%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	69%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	69%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	65%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	63%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	68%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	69%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	71%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	72%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	58%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	55%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	62%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	63%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	63%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	67%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	68%
2007	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	63%
2008	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	64%
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	67%
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	66%
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	64%
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	65%
2013	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	65%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	80%	69%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	91%	72%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	94%	75%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	94%	77%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	64%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	67%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	65%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	73%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	71%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71%	62%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76%	60%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85%	65%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86%	68%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85%	67%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	81%	68%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	77%	62%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	87%	66%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	87%	68%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	86%	70%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	64%	60%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	62%	65%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	71%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	79%	68%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83%	68%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	85%	70%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	59%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	65%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	66%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	70%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	67%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	70%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60%	53%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60%	58%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	62%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	63%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78%	62%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82%	64%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	66%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	62%	60%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	67%	66%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	74%	67%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	81%	66%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	74%	65%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80%	67%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	83%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	65%	62%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	68%	61%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	76%	70%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	72%	71%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	84%	69%
2013	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	89%	70%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	62%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71%	61%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	70%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70%	67%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76%	70%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82%	70%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84%	69%
2007	Science	6th Grade	% met std	61%	55%
2008	Science	6th Grade	% met std	64%	58%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	74%	61%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	75%	63%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	82%	65%
2013	Science	6th Grade	% met std	87%	65%
2007	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	65%	57%
2008	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	64%	57%
2009	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	80%	63%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	79%	66%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	79%	67%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	82%	65%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	89%	68%
2007	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	75%	59%
2008	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	69%	61%
2009	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	69%	62%
2010	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77%	68%
2011	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	74%	69%
2012	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	76%	69%
2013	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	86%	69%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	59%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66%	55%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76%	63%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	68%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	67%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	84%	70%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	83%	69%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	71%	53%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	67%	53%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	70%	59%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	73%	61%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	70%	62%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	74%	64%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	82%	62%
2007	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	80%	59%
2008	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	74%	60%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	78%	65%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	83%	67%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	73%	65%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	74%	66%
2013	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	90%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	67%	57%
2008	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	70%	57%
2009	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	76%	62%
2012	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77%	67%
2013	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	76%	69%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64%	55%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68%	58%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	59%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	64%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81%	66%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68%	54%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67%	53%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73%	55%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71%	61%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74%	64%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	73%	55%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	70%	53%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	75%	58%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	78%	67%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	75%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	64%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	76%	62%
2009	English Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	81%	65%
2010	English Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	72%	64%
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	69%	57%
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	71%	61%
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	76%	64%
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	80%	65%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$126,569,000	$32,629		$94,205,000	$24,648		$73,834,000	$19,273
Federal:	$70,351,000	$18,136	55.6%	$37,230,000	$9,741	39.5%	$22,237,000	$5,804	30.1%
State:	$12,907,000	$3,327	10.2%	$12,414,000	$3,248	13.2%	$13,269,000	$3,464	18.0%
Local:	$43,311,000	$11,166	34.2%	$44,561,000	$11,659	47.3%	$38,328,000	$10,005	51.9%
Total Expenditures:	$121,624,000	$31,354		$94,572,000	$24,744		$73,308,000	$19,135
Total Current Expenditures:	$59,567,000	$15,356		$56,457,000	$14,772		$56,690,000	$14,798
Instructional Expenditures:	$29,203,000	$7,528	49.0%	$30,545,000	$7,992	54.1%	$29,453,000	$7,688	52.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$8,037,000	$2,072	13.5%	$5,843,000	$1,529	10.3%	$5,684,000	$1,484	10.0%
Administration:	$7,832,000	$2,019	13.1%	$7,122,000	$1,863	12.6%	$6,762,000	$1,765	11.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$14,495,000	$3,737	24.3%	$12,947,000	$3,387	22.9%	$14,791,000	$3,861	26.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$61,878,000	$15,952		$30,028,000	$7,857		$16,233,000	$4,237
Construction:	$52,793,000	$13,610		$29,054,000	$7,602		$247,000	$64
Total Other:	$24,000	$6		$91,000	$24		$123,000	$32
Interest on Debt:	$151,000	$39		$7,995,000	$2,092		$261,000	$68

Total Salary:	$32,409,000	$8,355		$32,385,000	$8,473		$31,890,000	$8,324
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$18,103,000	$4,667	55.9%	$19,765,000	$5,171	61.0%	$19,096,000	$4,985	59.9%
Other Salary:	$14,306,000	$3,688	44.1%	$12,620,000	$3,302	39.0%	$12,794,000	$3,340	40.1%
Total Benefit:	$13,295,000	$3,427		$12,714,000	$3,327		$10,997,000	$2,871
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$7,462,000	$1,924	56.1%	$7,621,000	$1,994	59.9%	$6,351,000	$1,658	57.8%
Other Benefit:	$5,833,000	$1,504	43.9%	$5,093,000	$1,333	40.1%	$4,646,000	$1,213	42.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	76.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	23.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	27.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.9%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	12.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,198.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,536.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,257.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$41,674.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$44,867.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$46,432.0

* Plaquemines Parish School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.