The St. Landry Parish School Board is located in Opelousas, Louisiana. The St. Landry Parish School District is rated a C district. Mr. Milton Batiste, III is the superintendent of the St. Landry Parish School System.
Schools
The St. Landry Parish School Board operates 36 public schools, including 23 elementary schools, four middle schools, seven high schools, and four alternative programs.[4]
Elementary schools
- Arnaudville Elementary School
- Cankton Elementary
- Central Middle School
- East Elementary
- Eunice Elementary
- Glendale Elementary
- Grand Coteau Elementary
- Grand Prairie Elementary
- Grolee Elementary School
- Highland Elementary School
- Krotz Springs Elementary School
- Lawtell Elementary School
- Leonville Elementary School
- North Elementary School
- Northeast Elementary School
- Palmetto Elementary School
- Park Vista Elementary School
- Plaisance Elementary School
- Port Barre Elementary School
- South Street Elementary School
- Southwest Elementary School
- Washington Elementary School
Junior high schools
- Eunice Jr. High School
- Opelousas Jr. High School
- Sunset Middle School
High schools
- Beau Chene High School
- Eunice High School
- North Central High School
- Northwest High School
- Opelousas Senior High School
- Port Barre High School
- Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts (MACA)
Alternative programs
- Eunice Career and Technical Center
- St. Landry Accelerated Transition School (SLATS)
- Center for Academic Programs (CAPS)
- Washington Career and Technical Education Center
In The News
In April 2024, the St. Landry Parish School board was named as a defendant in a Lawsuit filed by the football coach of Opelousas High School.[5] The lawsuit comes on the heals of an LHSAAdecision to revoke a football state championship title earlier in the year.
Superintendent
On May 4, 1878, the Board of Public School Directors of St. Landry Parish published the duties regulating the Parish Superintendent of Education, "an office lately instituted by our Parish Board." The position of Superintendent of Schools for St. Landry Parish was created in 1878.[6]
References
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for St. Landry Parish School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results". Secretary of State, State of Louisiana. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "St. Landry Parish School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Schools, St. Landry Parish School District". St. Landry Parish School Board. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ "Opelousas High football coach files lawsuit for forfeiture of state championship". KLFY. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Parish Superintendent of Education". Daily World. Opelousas, LA. May 4, 1878. p. 1.
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