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Public School Enrollment 2000-2008

Below are public school enrollment totals for each of the 7 parishes in the New Orleans Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

Public school enrollment totals by Parish (2000-2008) for New Orleans MSA
School Year		Jefferson	Orleans (1)	Plaque- mines (2)	St. Bernard	St. Charles	St. John	St. Tammany
2000-2001		51,110	78,041	4,989	8,588	9,984	6,547	32,682
2001-2002		50,915	73,724	4,933	8,635	9,947	6,309	33,138
2002-2003		51,669	71,212	5,475	8,775	9,807	6,384	34,466
2003-2004		51,675	69,051	5,823	8,950	9,757	6,431	35,214
2004-2005		51,666	66,372	5,952	8,872	9,797	6,559	36,169
2005-2006
	Oct '05	[Uncertainty of data due to Katrina]
	Jan '06	41,750	6,242	3,563	955	9,945	6,923	34,845
	Feb '06	42,240	9,298	3,623	1,670	9,885	6,886	34,971
	Mar '06	42,339	10,222	3,664	1,940	9,846	6,875	34,971
	Apr '06	42,777	10,816	3,721	2,268	9,775	6,825	35,021
	May '06	42,685	12,103	3,762	2,337	9,761	6,815	35,061
2006-2007
	Oct '06	43,617	25,651	4,374	3,536	9,734	6,783	35,294
	Feb '07	43,683	26,165	4,411	3,764	9,653	6,726	35,439
2007-2008
	Oct '07	44,058	32,149	4,496	4,198	9,639	6,585	35,523
	Feb '08	43,602	32,887	4,472	4,229	9,547	6,547	35,436
Source Citation: Louisiana Department of Education. LEA and School-Level: Public Student Counts and Percentages, Multi-Stats By LEA 2000-2008. Downloaded from http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/pair/1489.html. From a compilation by the GNO Community Data Center. <http://www.gnocdc.org> (1) See narrative below (2) 2002-2008 includes Belle Chasse Academy Note: Enrollment numbers are from October unless otherwise noted.
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Learn more about types of public schools in New Orleans

In Orleans Parish, many public schools operate outside of the Orleans Public School Board’s jurisdiction. As early as 2000, there were two independent charter schools, the International School of Louisiana and the Milestone Academy of Learning Experiences.  

In 2004, the state began to take over a small number of failing New Orleans public schools and chartering them out to various groups. These schools operated under the jurisdiction of the states’ Recovery School District or “RSD.” In the 2004-2005 school year, there was one such RSD charter, P.A. Capdau School.

After Katrina, the state took over a large number of New Orleans public schools, placed them under the Recovery School District jurisdiction, and began chartering many of them out to various organizations. By the end of the 2005-2006 school year, four charter schools were operating under the jurisdiction of the RSD, and the Orleans Parish School Board had also chartered out 12 schools still under its jurisdiction.   

By October 2006, the state had chartered out 17 schools under the RSD and was running another 17 schools directly under the Recovery School District. The Orleans Parish School Board had also chartered out 12 schools and was running six schools under its own jurisdiction. And the two independent charter schools (International School of Louisiana and Milestone SABIS Academy of New Orleans) continued to operate under a direct charter with the Louisiana Board of Elementary & Secondary Education.

The number of New Orleans public schools and their jurisdictions as of February 2008 enrollment is summarized below: