Lafayette Parish School System

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Lafayette Parish School System
Lafayette Parish School System logo.jpg
Location
202 Rue Iberville
Lafayette, Louisiana
70508
337-521-7000
United States
District information
TypePublic (government funded)
MottoStrength. Tradition. Excellence.
GradesK-12
PresidentTommy Angelle
Vice-presidentJustin Centanni
SuperintendentFrancis Touchet
Budget$798,004,373.00
NCES District ID 2200870 [1]
Students and staff
Students31,000
Other information
Website www.lpssonline.com

The Lafayette Parish School System (LPSS) or Lafayette Parish School Board (LPSB) is a school district based in Lafayette, Louisiana. The district serves all of Lafayette Parish.

Contents

Board members

As of October 2022, the school board consists of 9 members: [2]

Schools of Choice program

Lafayette Parish School System currently offers sixteen Schools of Choice from grades K-12. [3] These include the following:

Elementary school programs
Middle school academies
High school academies

Each one offers something different. A student can get into a school of choice one of two ways; by lottery drawing, or application into the school of choice if slots remain after the lottery takes place. The lottery drawing is conducted in the last week of February, unless holidays interfere. [4]

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References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lafayette Parish". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  2. "School Board Members". www.lpssonline.com.
  3. "Home Page - Lafayette Parish School System Magnet Academies".
  4. "Home Page - Lafayette Parish School System Magnet Academies".