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.
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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.
Elementary schools
Arnaudville Elementary School
Cankton Elementary
Central Middle School
East 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
Port Barre Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Junior high schools
Eunice Jr. High School
Opelousas Jr. High School
Sunset Middle School
Plaisance Middle School (Grade 5-8)
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. 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.