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St. Landry Parish

St. Landry Parish sits in the lowest third of Louisiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $64,591 (above only 41% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for St. Landry Parish come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,591
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$15,482
Per-pupil spending
12,554
Students enrolled
41st
Pct. in LA
$64,591

St. Landry Parish sits in the lowest third of Louisiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $64,591 (above only 41% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $64,591, below the national average of $70,245, serving 12,554 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: St. Landry Parish sits in the lowest third of Louisiana districts on estimated teacher pay at $64,591 (above only 41% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 41st percentile for Louisiana
  • 47th percentile nationally
  • 29% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Louisiana ranks #25 of 49 on the salary estimate and #26 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • St. Landry Parish ranks #41 of 69 Louisiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #46 of 69 by per-pupil spending. Red River Parish pay #1 at $91,421 is not Cameron Parish spending #1 at $39,989 per pupil
  • +17.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Louisiana median

Among 70 Louisiana districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, St. Landry Parish's instructional payroll puts 13.0% into other programs , 3.5 points above the state median of 9.5%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program St. Landry LA median Gap
Regular program 70.3% 70.9% -0.7 pp
Special education 13.3% 13.9% -0.6 pp
Vocational programs 3.4% 3.9% -0.5 pp
Other programs 13.0% 9.5% +3.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 70 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2201560 · FY2023.

LEAID 2201560 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

St. Landry F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -3% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P41 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P47 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-LARGE 12.6K students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Tangipahoa FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,591 estimated average teacher salary · P41 in Louisiana · P47 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Tangipahoa (+$47est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for St. Landry

Salary neighbourhood · St. Landry

St. Landry sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for St. Landry

St. Landry Parish's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,591 47th percentile higher than 47% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. St. Landry Parish $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

St. Landry in Louisiana's lower-third pay band

Same 69 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows St. Landry Parish ranks #41 of 69 Louisiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #46 of 69 by per-pupil spending. Red River Parish pay #1 at $91,421 is not Cameron Parish spending #1 at $39,989 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

St. Landry Parish is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Cameron Parish leads spending at $39,989 per pupil; Red River Parish leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about St. Landry Parish

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +17.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Louisiana's statewide +11.5% by 5.8 points, a growth rate faster than 56% of the 70 Louisiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 13,358 to 12,554 students (6.0% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$64,591.099

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Louisiana price level
88.7 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$72,820

+13% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Louisiana run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Louisiana compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for St. Landry Parish

What the Numbers Say About St. Landry Parish

St. Landry Parish is a mid-sized school district in Louisiana, serving 12,554 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,482. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,591, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2201560 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Louisiana statewide average of $66,733, teacher pay in St. Landry Parish runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Louisiana, it pays more than 41% of them. Louisiana itself ranks #25 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, St. Landry Parish reports $194.4M in total expenditure against $196.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $34.2M, special-education teacher pay is $6.5M.

How does St. Landry Parish compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Louisiana average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

St. Landry Parish $64,591
Jefferson Parish $66,324
Louisiana avg $66,733
National avg $70,245

St. Landry Parish pays -2.6% less than Jefferson Parish · per-pupil $15,482 vs $15,908

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Louisiana districts

On pay, St. Landry Parish sits closest to Tangipahoa Parish; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Allen Parish. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Tangipahoa Parish
  2. Morehouse Parish
  3. East Baton Rouge Parish
  4. St. Bernard Parish
  5. Acadia Parish
  6. Jefferson Davis Parish
  7. Vernon Parish
  8. Vermilion Parish
  9. Ascension Parish
  10. Lafayette Parish
  11. Sabine Parish
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Allen Parish
  2. Terrebonne Parish
  3. Beauregard Parish
  4. Lafourche Parish
  5. Evangeline Parish
  6. Caddo Parish
  7. St. Martin Parish
  8. St. Mary Parish
  9. Vermilion Parish
  10. Avoyelles Parish
  11. Ouachita Parish

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for St. Landry Parish: closest on enrollment (12,554 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,591 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$196.9M
Total Revenue
$194.4M
Total Expenditure
$56.5M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$34.2M
Regular Program
$6.5M
Special Education
$1.7M
Vocational
$6.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in St. Landry Parish: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Louisiana Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Louisiana districts belongs to Red River Parish at $91,421. St. Landry Parish places 41 of 69 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Oklahoma and Iowa are the states closest to Louisiana on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Louisiana Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Louisiana sample (including St. Landry). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Lafourche Parish
$61,329
14,208 students
Vermilion Parish
$63,184
9,708 students
Acadia Parish
$63,475
9,601 students
St. Charles Parish
$81,900
9,496 students
Terrebonne Parish
$69,033
15,772 students
Vernon Parish
$63,223
9,037 students

This is a sample of 6 from 68 Louisiana districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Landry Parish
What is the average teacher salary in St. Landry Parish?

The average teacher salary in St. Landry Parish is $64,591 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does St. Landry Parish teacher pay compare to the Louisiana average?

St. Landry Parish pays 3.2% less than the Louisiana state average of $66,733. The district's average is $64,591.

How does St. Landry Parish teacher pay compare to the national average?

St. Landry Parish pays 8.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,591.

What is the per-pupil spending in St. Landry Parish?

St. Landry Parish spends approximately $15,482 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of St. Landry Parish's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of St. Landry Parish's total expenditure of $194.4M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. St. Landry Parish's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.