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

No. Use the Vermilion 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 Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish?

Start with the 23 listed public schools and 2 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Vermilion Parish Schools & Education

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

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

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

School Score

66/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

99.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

99.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 85.4%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,737

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,881

School Score

66/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 53/100

State Score Position

#18

of 64 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Vermilion Parish

Measured School Summary

Vermilion Parish performs at an average level with a school score of 66/100 and a solid graduation rate of 99.0%.

Funding Context

At $6,737 per pupil, Vermilion Parish operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 24% above the Louisiana average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 13.6 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 15% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Vermilion 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

23 public schools and 2 districts 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

66/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #18 of 64 Louisiana counties with school score data.

Completion

99.0%

13.6 pts above the state average

Funding context

$6,737

$1,144 below the state average

School coverage

2 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Vermilion Parish has 23 public schools across 2 districts, 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 Vermilion 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

Vermilion Parish carries most of the listed public-school system, with 20 of 23 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#18

of 64 Louisiana counties with school score data. The county score is 13 points above 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.

Vermilion Parish

Elementary to high school visible

9,708 students

Elementary 11Middle 4High 5Other 0

20 listed schools in this county slice.

Williams Scholar Academy Inc.

High school only in this slice

12 students

Elementary 0Middle 0High 1Other 0

1 listed school in this county slice.

District reality check

Vermilion Parish is the largest listed district slice, with 20 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 Vermilion Parish?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Vermilion Parish district systems?

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

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

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

Data Story

Vermilion Parish Reaches 99 Percent High School Graduation Rate

Education data brief for Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.

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

Lead metric:Graduation rate

Vermilion Parish reports a 99.0% graduation rate, significantly higher than the Louisiana state average of 85.4% and the national benchmark of 87.0%. This outcome occurs alongside a per-pupil expenditure of $6,737, which is approximately half the national average of $13,000 and below the state average of $7,881. The Vermilion Parish school district is the primary provider, managing 20 of the county's 23 public schools and serving 9,708 students. The largest facility is North Vermilion High School with 854 students. The county’s school score of 65.5 sits above the state average of 52.9 and the national median of 50.0. Of the 23 schools, 12 are classified as town locales and 10 as rural, with one charter school in operation. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.

Sources

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

School Overview

Total Schools

in Vermilion Parish

Reported Enrollment

10,742

23 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

4% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary12

Middle4

High7

Other0

2 School Districts in Vermilion Parish

Vermilion Parish

Williams Scholar Academy Inc.

1 school

12 students

23 Public Schools in Vermilion Parish

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

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

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Public schools in Vermilion Parish, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
North Vermilion High School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Maurice, 70555Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	854
Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice	Record	Vermilion Parish	Maurice, 70555Suburb: Large	PK–5	Primary	845
Leblanc Elementary School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Abbeville, 70510Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	689
North Vermilion Middle School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Maurice, 70555Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	656
Abbeville High School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Abbeville, 70510Town: Fringe	9–12	High	607
Kaplan Elementary School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Kaplan, 70548Town: Distant	PK–4	Primary	592
Kaplan High School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Kaplan, 70548Town: Distant	9–12	High	555
Dozier Elementary School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Erath, 70533Town: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	547
Erath Middle School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Erath, 70533Town: Fringe	6–8	Middle	545
Delcambre High School	Record	Iberia Parish	Delcambre, 70528Town: Fringe	6–12	High	536
Erath High School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Erath, 70533Town: Fringe	9–12	High	531
J.H. Williams Middle School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Abbeville, 70510Town: Fringe	6–8	Middle	528
Delcambre Elementary School	Record	Iberia Parish	Delcambre, 70528Town: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	486
Eaton Park Elementary School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Abbeville, 70510Town: Fringe	PK–2	Primary	439
Meaux Elementary School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Abbeville, 70510Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	415
Rene A. Rost Middle School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Kaplan, 70548Town: Distant	4–8	Middle	413
James A. Herod Elementary School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Abbeville, 70510Town: Fringe	3–5	Primary	340
Forked Island/E. Broussard Elem School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Abbeville, 70510Rural: Distant	PK–8	Primary	254
Gueydan High School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Gueydan, 70542Rural: Distant	6–12	High	238
Indian Bayou Elementary School	Record	Vermilion Parish	Rayne, 70578Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	236

North Vermilion High School

Vermilion Parish

Maurice, 70555 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High854 students

Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice

Vermilion Parish

Maurice, 70555 / Suburb: Large

RecordPK–5Primary845 students

Leblanc Elementary School

Vermilion Parish

Abbeville, 70510 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary689 students

North Vermilion Middle School

Vermilion Parish

Maurice, 70555 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle656 students

Abbeville High School

Vermilion Parish

Abbeville, 70510 / Town: Fringe

Record9–12High607 students

Kaplan Elementary School

Vermilion Parish

Kaplan, 70548 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–4Primary592 students

Kaplan High School

Vermilion Parish

Kaplan, 70548 / Town: Distant

Record9–12High555 students

Dozier Elementary School

Vermilion Parish

Erath, 70533 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary547 students

Erath Middle School

Vermilion Parish

Erath, 70533 / Town: Fringe

Record6–8Middle545 students

Delcambre High School

Iberia Parish

Delcambre, 70528 / Town: Fringe

Record6–12High536 students

Erath High School

Vermilion Parish

Erath, 70533 / Town: Fringe

Record9–12High531 students

J.H. Williams Middle School

Vermilion Parish

Abbeville, 70510 / Town: Fringe

Record6–8Middle528 students

Delcambre Elementary School

Iberia Parish

Delcambre, 70528 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary486 students

Eaton Park Elementary School

Vermilion Parish

Abbeville, 70510 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–2Primary439 students

Meaux Elementary School

Vermilion Parish

Abbeville, 70510 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary415 students

Rene A. Rost Middle School

Vermilion Parish

Kaplan, 70548 / Town: Distant

Record4–8Middle413 students

James A. Herod Elementary School

Vermilion Parish

Abbeville, 70510 / Town: Fringe

Record3–5Primary340 students

Forked Island/E. Broussard Elem School

Vermilion Parish

Abbeville, 70510 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–8Primary254 students

Gueydan High School

Vermilion Parish

Gueydan, 70542 / Rural: Distant

Record6–12High238 students

Indian Bayou Elementary School

Vermilion Parish

Rayne, 70578 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary236 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$6,737

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 Vermilion Parish?

Vermilion Parish has a school score of 66/100, which is a midrange 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 Vermilion Parish?

The high school graduation rate in Vermilion Parish is 99.0%, which is above 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 Vermilion Parish spend per student?

Vermilion Parish spends $6,737 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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