Can I use Tangipahoa Parish's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Tangipahoa Parish school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Tangipahoa Parish?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Tangipahoa Parish?

Start with the 32 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Tangipahoa Parish Schools & Education

Name: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

17/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

78.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

78.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 85.4%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,479

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,881

School Score

17/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 53/100

State Score Position

#63

of 64 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Tangipahoa Parish

Measured School Summary

Tangipahoa Parish faces educational challenges with a school score of 17/100 and a graduation rate of 78.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $6,479 per pupil, Tangipahoa Parish operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 69% below the Louisiana average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 7.4 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 18% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Tangipahoa Parish before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

32 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

17/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #63 of 64 Louisiana counties with school score data.

Completion

78.0%

7.4 pts below the state average

Funding context

$6,479

$1,402 below the state average

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Tangipahoa Parish has 32 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Tangipahoa Parish school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Dominant-district county

Tangipahoa Parish carries most of the listed public-school system, with 32 of 32 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#63

of 64 Louisiana counties with school score data. The county score is 36 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

Tangipahoa Parish

Elementary to high school visible

20,700 students

Elementary 17Middle 7High 7Other 1

32 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Tangipahoa Parish is the largest listed district slice, with 32 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Tangipahoa Parish?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Tangipahoa Parish reports school score well below national median

Education data brief for Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:School score

Tangipahoa Parish recorded a composite school score of 16.6, a figure significantly lower than the Louisiana state average of 52.9 and the national median of 50.0. The county's graduation rate is 78.0%, which is lower than the state rate of 85.4% and the national benchmark of 87.0%. Per-pupil spending is $6,479, which is approximately half the national average of $13,000 and below the state average of $7,881. The Tangipahoa Parish school district is the sole provider of public education in the county, managing 20,700 students across 32 schools. The largest school in the system is Ponchatoula High School, which enrolls 2,262 students. The school mix includes 17 elementary schools and 7 high schools, with a diverse locale distribution ranging from 13 rural schools to 4 schools in city settings. Research additional details through the NCES Common Core of Data.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Tangipahoa Parish

Reported Enrollment

20,700

32 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary17

Middle7

High7

Other1

1 School District in Tangipahoa Parish

Tangipahoa Parish

Guide

32 schools

20,700 students enrolled

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32 Public Schools in Tangipahoa Parish

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 5 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Tangipahoa Parish, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Ponchatoula High School	Profile	Tangipahoa Parish	Ponchatoula, 70454Suburb: Small	9–12	High	2,262
Hammond High Magnet School	Profile	Tangipahoa Parish	Hammond, 70401Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	1,750
Hammond Eastside Magnet	Profile	Tangipahoa Parish	Hammond, 70401Rural: Fringe	PK–8	Primary	1,343
Champ Cooper Elementary School	Profile	Tangipahoa Parish	Ponchatoula, 70454Rural: Fringe	PK–8	Primary	1,126
Hammond Westside Montessori	Profile	Tangipahoa Parish	Hammond, 70403City: Small	PK–8	Primary	1,072
Loranger Elementary School	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Loranger, 70446Rural: Fringe	PK–4	Primary	834
Ponchatoula Junior High School	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Ponchatoula, 70454Suburb: Small	7–8	Middle	770
Martha Vinyard Elementary School	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Ponchatoula, 70454Suburb: Small	5–6	Middle	733
Tucker Memorial Elementary School	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Ponchatoula, 70454Suburb: Small	1–2	Primary	709
D.C. Reeves Elementary School	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Ponchatoula, 70454Suburb: Small	3–4	Primary	678
Loranger High School	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Loranger, 70446Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	666
Loranger Middle School	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Loranger, 70446Rural: Fringe	5–8	Middle	610
Independence Leadership Academy	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Independence, 70443Suburb: Small	PK–6	Primary	601
Independence High Magnet	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Independence, 70443Suburb: Small	7–12	High	570
Lucille Nesom Memorial	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Tickfaw, 70466Suburb: Small	PK–8	Primary	549
Woodland Park Magnet	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Hammond, 70403City: Small	PK–3	Primary	519
Midway Elementary School	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Tickfaw, 70466Suburb: Small	PK–3	Primary	478
Perrin Early Learning Center	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Ponchatoula, 70454Suburb: Small	PK–KG	Primary	455
Greenville Park Leadership Academy	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Hammond, 70401City: Small	4–8	Middle	447
Amite High Magnet	Record	Tangipahoa Parish	Amite, 70422Town: Fringe	9–12	High	445

Ponchatoula High School

Tangipahoa Parish

Ponchatoula, 70454 / Suburb: Small

Profile9–12High2,262 students

Hammond High Magnet School

Tangipahoa Parish

Hammond, 70401 / Rural: Fringe

Profile9–12High1,750 students

Hammond Eastside Magnet

Tangipahoa Parish

Hammond, 70401 / Rural: Fringe

ProfilePK–8Primary1,343 students

Champ Cooper Elementary School

Tangipahoa Parish

Ponchatoula, 70454 / Rural: Fringe

ProfilePK–8Primary1,126 students

Hammond Westside Montessori

Tangipahoa Parish

Hammond, 70403 / City: Small

ProfilePK–8Primary1,072 students

Loranger Elementary School

Tangipahoa Parish

Loranger, 70446 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–4Primary834 students

Ponchatoula Junior High School

Tangipahoa Parish

Ponchatoula, 70454 / Suburb: Small

Record7–8Middle770 students

Martha Vinyard Elementary School

Tangipahoa Parish

Ponchatoula, 70454 / Suburb: Small

Record5–6Middle733 students

Tucker Memorial Elementary School

Tangipahoa Parish

Ponchatoula, 70454 / Suburb: Small

Record1–2Primary709 students

D.C. Reeves Elementary School

Tangipahoa Parish

Ponchatoula, 70454 / Suburb: Small

Record3–4Primary678 students

Loranger High School

Tangipahoa Parish

Loranger, 70446 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High666 students

Loranger Middle School

Tangipahoa Parish

Loranger, 70446 / Rural: Fringe

Record5–8Middle610 students

Independence Leadership Academy

Tangipahoa Parish

Independence, 70443 / Suburb: Small

RecordPK–6Primary601 students

Independence High Magnet

Tangipahoa Parish

Independence, 70443 / Suburb: Small

Record7–12High570 students

Lucille Nesom Memorial

Tangipahoa Parish

Tickfaw, 70466 / Suburb: Small

RecordPK–8Primary549 students

Woodland Park Magnet

Tangipahoa Parish

Hammond, 70403 / City: Small

RecordPK–3Primary519 students

Midway Elementary School

Tangipahoa Parish

Tickfaw, 70466 / Suburb: Small

RecordPK–3Primary478 students

Perrin Early Learning Center

Tangipahoa Parish

Ponchatoula, 70454 / Suburb: Small

RecordPK–KGPrimary455 students

Greenville Park Leadership Academy

Tangipahoa Parish

Hammond, 70401 / City: Small

Record4–8Middle447 students

Amite High Magnet

Tangipahoa Parish

Amite, 70422 / Town: Fringe

Record9–12High445 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$6,479

State avg $7,881

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Louisiana counties have the highest graduation rates?

Jefferson Davis Parish (99.0%), Vermilion Parish (99.0%), and Allen Parish (98.0%) currently lead Louisiana among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Louisiana?

Across Louisiana counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $7,881. The highest current county values are Cameron Parish ($12,683), West Baton Rouge Parish ($11,561), and St. Charles Parish ($10,899). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Tangipahoa Parish?

Tangipahoa Parish has a school score of 17/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Tangipahoa Parish?

The high school graduation rate in Tangipahoa Parish is 78.0%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Tangipahoa Parish spend per student?

Tangipahoa Parish spends $6,479 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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