Miseducation | Lafourche Parish School District | ProPublica

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Miseducation » Louisiana

Lafourche Parish School District

P.O. Box 879, Thibodaux, LA 70302

14.8K Students | 1,016 Teachers | 30 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

4.1x 

White students are 4.1 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

White students are 1.9 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 2.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

White students are 4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

White students are 3.4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Native American or Alaska Native students.

Discipline

4.1x 

Black students are 4.1 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 1.6 times as likely to be suspended as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 1.5 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 1.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Segregation Index

High

Segregation between Black students students and White students is High, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is very uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isvery uneven

Achievement Gap

1.6 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.6 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 0.6 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

37% Nonwhite Students

63% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

84% High School Graduation Rate

18% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

679 students

2% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

253 students

15% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

580 students

1% Students Enrolled in Physics

49 students

14% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

546 students

24% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

950 students

34% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,347 students

18% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

679 students

2% Students Enrolled in Calculus

69 students

< 1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

22 students

Teachers & Resources

14.5 Students for Every Teacher

14% Inexperienced Teachers

25% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

8.3 Average Number of AP Courses per School

6.3 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

3 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

4 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

27 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

864 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

6% of all students in this district

2,142 Total In-School Suspended Students

15% of all students in this district

129 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

71 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

1.8Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

49 Total Arrests

1 Average Arrests, per School

135 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

4 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

4 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

2 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

  • Chris Kimball
  • (985) 435-4632
  • Email
Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

  • Louis Voiron
  • (985) 435-4631
  • Email
Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

  • Charles Michel
  • (985) 435-4639
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Bayou Blue Elementary School Houma 30% 64%

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Bayou Blue Middle School Houma 26% 61%

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3.4x
Bayou Boeuf Elementary School Thibodaux 10% 53%

Not Available

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Bayou Community Academy Charter School Thibodaux 26% 35%

Not Available

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Central Lafourche High School Raceland 25% 52% 94% 1.6x

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Chackbay Elementary School Thibodaux 16% 46%

Not Available

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Cut Off Elementary School Cut Off 34% 67%

Not Available

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East Thibodaux Middle School Thibodaux 54% 78%

Not Available

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Galliano Elementary School Galliano 43% 74%

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13.2x
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School Golden Meadow 35% 82%

Not Available

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Golden Meadow Middle School Golden Meadow 32% 68%

Not Available

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12.4x
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School Golden Meadow 37% 80%

Not Available

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Larose-Cut Off Middle School Larose 26% 55%

Not Available

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6.3x
Lockport Lower Elementary School Lockport 23% 60%

Not Available

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Lockport Middle School Lockport 19% 55%

Not Available

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3.9x
Lockport Upper Elementary School Lockport 17% 60%

Not Available

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North Larose Elementary School Lockport 19% 58%

Not Available

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Raceland Lower Elementary School Raceland 57% 82%

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Raceland Middle School Raceland 57% 80%

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2x
Raceland Upper Elementary School Raceland 61% 79%

Not Available

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Sixth Ward Middle School Thibodaux 10% 47%

Not Available

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4.9x
South Lafourche High School Cutoff 27% 48% 88%

Not available

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South Larose Elementary School Larose 43% 69%

Not Available

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South Thibodaux Elementary School Thibodaux 67% 88%

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3.4x
St. Charles Elementary School Thibodaux 21% 60%

Not Available

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4.3x
Thibodaux Elementary School Thibodaux 65% 79%

Not Available

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3.7x
Thibodaux High School Thibodaux 44% 61% 82% 2.6x 4.4x
Virtual Academy of Lafourche Thibodaux 23% 31% Between 30% and 39%

Not available

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West Thibodaux Middle School Thibodaux 66% 82%

Not Available

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2.2x
W.S. Lafargue Elementary School Thibodaux 69% 81%

Not Available

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School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Bayou Blue Elementary School Houma 30% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bayou Blue Middle School Houma 26% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bayou Boeuf Elementary School Thibodaux 10% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bayou Community Academy Charter School Thibodaux 26% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Central Lafourche High School Raceland 25% 52% 94% 2.3x 3x
Chackbay Elementary School Thibodaux 16% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cut Off Elementary School Cut Off 34% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

East Thibodaux Middle School Thibodaux 54% 78%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Galliano Elementary School Galliano 43% 74%

Not Available

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Not available

Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School Golden Meadow 35% 82%

Not Available

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Not available

Golden Meadow Middle School Golden Meadow 32% 68%

Not Available

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Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School Golden Meadow 37% 80%

Not Available

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Larose-Cut Off Middle School Larose 26% 55%

Not Available

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Not available

Lockport Lower Elementary School Lockport 23% 60%

Not Available

Not available

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Lockport Middle School Lockport 19% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lockport Upper Elementary School Lockport 17% 60%

Not Available

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North Larose Elementary School Lockport 19% 58%

Not Available

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Raceland Lower Elementary School Raceland 57% 82%

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Raceland Middle School Raceland 57% 80%

Not Available

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Raceland Upper Elementary School Raceland 61% 79%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sixth Ward Middle School Thibodaux 10% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Lafourche High School Cutoff 27% 48% 88%

Not available

Not available

South Larose Elementary School Larose 43% 69%

Not Available

Not available

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South Thibodaux Elementary School Thibodaux 67% 88%

Not Available

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St. Charles Elementary School Thibodaux 21% 60%

Not Available

Not available

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Thibodaux Elementary School Thibodaux 65% 79%

Not Available

Not available

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Thibodaux High School Thibodaux 44% 61% 82%

Not available

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Virtual Academy of Lafourche Thibodaux 23% 31% Between 30% and 39%

Not available

Not available

West Thibodaux Middle School Thibodaux 66% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

W.S. Lafargue Elementary School Thibodaux 69% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Bayou Blue Elementary School Houma 30% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bayou Blue Middle School Houma 26% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bayou Boeuf Elementary School Thibodaux 10% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bayou Community Academy Charter School Thibodaux 26% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Central Lafourche High School Raceland 25% 52% 94%

Less likely

Not available

Chackbay Elementary School Thibodaux 16% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cut Off Elementary School Cut Off 34% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

East Thibodaux Middle School Thibodaux 54% 78%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Galliano Elementary School Galliano 43% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School Golden Meadow 35% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Meadow Middle School Golden Meadow 32% 68%

Not Available

Not available

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Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School Golden Meadow 37% 80%

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Larose-Cut Off Middle School Larose 26% 55%

Not Available

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Lockport Lower Elementary School Lockport 23% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lockport Middle School Lockport 19% 55%

Not Available

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Lockport Upper Elementary School Lockport 17% 60%

Not Available

Not available

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North Larose Elementary School Lockport 19% 58%

Not Available

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Raceland Lower Elementary School Raceland 57% 82%

Not Available

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Raceland Middle School Raceland 57% 80%

Not Available

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Raceland Upper Elementary School Raceland 61% 79%

Not Available

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Sixth Ward Middle School Thibodaux 10% 47%

Not Available

Not available

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South Lafourche High School Cutoff 27% 48% 88%

Less likely

Not available

South Larose Elementary School Larose 43% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Thibodaux Elementary School Thibodaux 67% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

St. Charles Elementary School Thibodaux 21% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Thibodaux Elementary School Thibodaux 65% 79%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Thibodaux High School Thibodaux 44% 61% 82%

Not available

Not available

Virtual Academy of Lafourche Thibodaux 23% 31% Between 30% and 39%

Not available

Not available

West Thibodaux Middle School Thibodaux 66% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

W.S. Lafargue Elementary School Thibodaux 69% 81%

Not Available

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Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Bayou Blue Elementary School Houma 30% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bayou Blue Middle School Houma 26% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bayou Boeuf Elementary School Thibodaux 10% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bayou Community Academy Charter School Thibodaux 26% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Central Lafourche High School Raceland 25% 52% 94%

Not available

Not available

Chackbay Elementary School Thibodaux 16% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cut Off Elementary School Cut Off 34% 67%

Not Available

Not available

6.1x
East Thibodaux Middle School Thibodaux 54% 78%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Galliano Elementary School Galliano 43% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School Golden Meadow 35% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Meadow Middle School Golden Meadow 32% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School Golden Meadow 37% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Larose-Cut Off Middle School Larose 26% 55%

Not Available

Not available

2.9x
Lockport Lower Elementary School Lockport 23% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lockport Middle School Lockport 19% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lockport Upper Elementary School Lockport 17% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North Larose Elementary School Lockport 19% 58%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Raceland Lower Elementary School Raceland 57% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Raceland Middle School Raceland 57% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Raceland Upper Elementary School Raceland 61% 79%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sixth Ward Middle School Thibodaux 10% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Lafourche High School Cutoff 27% 48% 88%

Not available

Not available

South Larose Elementary School Larose 43% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Thibodaux Elementary School Thibodaux 67% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

St. Charles Elementary School Thibodaux 21% 60%

Not Available

Not available

16.8x
Thibodaux Elementary School Thibodaux 65% 79%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Thibodaux High School Thibodaux 44% 61% 82%

Not available

4x
Virtual Academy of Lafourche Thibodaux 23% 31% Between 30% and 39%

Not available

Not available

West Thibodaux Middle School Thibodaux 66% 82%

Not Available

Not available

4.2x
W.S. Lafargue Elementary School Thibodaux 69% 81%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Bayou Blue Elementary School Houma 30% 64%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bayou Blue Middle School Houma 26% 61%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bayou Boeuf Elementary School Thibodaux 10% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Bayou Community Academy Charter School Thibodaux 26% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Central Lafourche High School Raceland 25% 52% 94% 2.7x 4.9x
Chackbay Elementary School Thibodaux 16% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cut Off Elementary School Cut Off 34% 67%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

East Thibodaux Middle School Thibodaux 54% 78%

Not Available

Not available

5.1x
Galliano Elementary School Galliano 43% 74%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School Golden Meadow 35% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Meadow Middle School Golden Meadow 32% 68%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School Golden Meadow 37% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Larose-Cut Off Middle School Larose 26% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lockport Lower Elementary School Lockport 23% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lockport Middle School Lockport 19% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lockport Upper Elementary School Lockport 17% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

North Larose Elementary School Lockport 19% 58%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Raceland Lower Elementary School Raceland 57% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Raceland Middle School Raceland 57% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Raceland Upper Elementary School Raceland 61% 79%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sixth Ward Middle School Thibodaux 10% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Lafourche High School Cutoff 27% 48% 88%

Not available

Not available

South Larose Elementary School Larose 43% 69%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Thibodaux Elementary School Thibodaux 67% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

St. Charles Elementary School Thibodaux 21% 60%

Not Available

Not available

5.2x
Thibodaux Elementary School Thibodaux 65% 79%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Thibodaux High School Thibodaux 44% 61% 82%

Not available

3.3x
Virtual Academy of Lafourche Thibodaux 23% 31% Between 30% and 39%

Not available

Not available

West Thibodaux Middle School Thibodaux 66% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

W.S. Lafargue Elementary School Thibodaux 69% 81%

Not Available

Not available

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Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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