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Terrebonne Parish School District

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Terrebonne Parish School District
Address
201 Stadium Drive
Houma
, Louisiana, 70360
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID2201740 [1]
Students and staff
Students16,563 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers880.05 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Staff761.67 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio18.82:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.tpsd.org

Terrebonne Parish School District is a school district headquartered in Bayou Cane, an unincorporated area in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, near Houma.[2][3] The district serves residents in Terrebonne Parish, including the city of Houma as well as the surrounding unincorporated areas of Bayou Cane, Bourg, Chauvin, Gibson, Gray, Montegut, and Schriever.

Residents of select portions of Lafourche Parish (particularly in parts of Grand Bois and Bourg) may attend schools in the Terrebonne Parish School District. Students with certain medical problems and children of certain teachers residing in Terrebonne Parish may attend school in the Lafourche Parish Public Schools only if superintendents of both systems approve it on a case-by-case basis. [4]

History

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The school district made academic improvement between 2015 and 2016; it received a higher score in the Louisiana Department of Education rankings, 95.1 from 90.5; both levels are classified as "B".[5]

School uniforms

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The school district requires its PK-12 students to wear school uniforms.[6]

Schools

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Elementary schools

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Middle schools

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Junior high schools

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High schools

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Alternative schools

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Former schools

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Schools for black people:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Terrebonne Parish". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Home. Terrebonne Parish School District. Retrieved on May 14, 2019. "201 Stadium Drive, Houma, LA 70360"
  3. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Bayou Cane CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES." Lafourche Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on December 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Gommel, Karl (December 20, 2016). "Movin' on up! Area schools raise scores". Houma Times. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "MANDATORY SCHOOL UNIFORM POLICY Archived 2008-05-10 at the Wayback Machine." Terrebonne Parish School District.
  7. ^ a b Setyawan, Kezia (June 5, 2021). "Pointe-aux-Chenes community reflects on importance of elementary school as closure nears". Houma Today. Houma, Louisiana. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d Juhasz, Aubri (September 21, 2023). "State's first Indigenous French immersion school now has a permanent home". WWNO. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  9. ^ Wendland, Tegan; Juhasz, Aubri (April 14, 2021). "Terrebonne Parish School Board Votes To Close Pointe-Aux-Chenes Elementary". WWNO. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  10. ^ Setyawan, Kezia (April 13, 2021). "Terrebonne School Board votes to close Pointe-aux-Chenes Elementary starting next school year". The Houma Courier. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  11. ^ Setyawan, Kezia (April 13, 2021). "Pointe-aux-Chenes parents, residents protest in front of School Board office before final vote on proposed school closure". The Houma Courier. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  12. ^ Setyawan, Kezia (June 18, 2021). "Pointe-aux-Chenes parents file federal lawsuit over elementary school closure". Houma Today. Houma, Louisiana. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Olivier, Jonathan (May 30, 2023). "In August, École Pointe-au-Chien to Open Kindergarten, First Grade". KRVS. Télé-Louisiane. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  14. ^ Setyawan, Kezia (April 8, 2022). "Pointe-aux-Chenes French immersion school proposal passes through state House legislature". WWNO. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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