Ascension Parish
Ascension Parish is a public school district in Louisiana serving 24,769 students across 31 schools. It includes 19 elementary, 8 middle, 4 high schools. Its graduation rate of 89.6% is above the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $15,936 is above average for a US public school district. 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Opportunity scores across its schools are limited, with a district median of 44/100.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bluff Ridge Primary | PK–05 | 567 |
| Bullion Primary School | PK–05 | 664 |
| Central Primary School | PK–05 | 474 |
| Donaldsonville Primary School | PK–02 | 432 |
| Duplessis Primary School | PK–05 | 634 |
| Dutchtown Primary School | PK–05 | 603 |
| G. W. Carver Primary School | PK–05 | 678 |
| Galvez Primary School | PK–05 | 842 |
| Gonzales Primary School | PK–05 | 526 |
| Lake Elementary School | PK–08 | 926 |
| Lakeside Primary School | PK–05 | 853 |
| Lowery Elementary School | 03–05 | 306 |
| Oak Grove Primary School | PK–05 | 664 |
| Pecan Grove Primary School | PK–05 | 643 |
| Prairieville Primary School | PK–05 | 845 |
| Sorrento Primary School | PK–05 | 627 |
| Spanish Lake Primary School | PK–05 | 540 |
| St. Amant Primary School | PK–05 | 563 |
| Sugar Mill Primary | PK–05 | 554 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bluff Middle School | 06–08 | 631 |
| Central Middle School | 06–08 | 747 |
| Dutchtown Middle School | 06–08 | 657 |
| Galvez Middle School | 06–08 | 804 |
| Gonzales Middle School | 06–08 | 781 |
| Lowery Middle School | 06–08 | 295 |
| Prairieville Middle School | 06–08 | 770 |
| St. Amant Middle School | 06–08 | 556 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Donaldsonville High School | 09–12 | 435 |
| Dutchtown High School | 09–12 | 2,643 |
| East Ascension High School | 09–12 | 2,098 |
| St. Amant High School | 09–12 | 2,411 |
Funding is shared between state (32%) and local sources (54%), with limited federal reliance.
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.