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Thursday, January 30, 2020
THE COURIER | DAILY COMET
SCHOOLS
Terrebonne and Lafourche public school systems
St. Charles Elementary Principal Andrea Delcambre wiggles a blue pom-pom at students as they return to their classrooms after celebrating their Nattional Blue Ribbon award. [HALLE PARKER/STAFF WRITER]
By Halle Parker Staff Writer
Terrebonne and Lafourche each operate about 30 public schools, and combined, the two parishes enroll more than 32,000 students. In addition, the Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux enrolls about 5,500 students at 13 schools, and several other religious and private schools serve students in the area. Here’s a quick look at the two parishes’ public school systems, based on data from local school boards and the state Education Department.
TERREBONNE Enrollment 17,368 students 2019-20 BudgetRevenue: $190.6 millionState sources: $94.2 million (49%) Local: $68.8 million (36%)Federal: $27.5
million (14%) Spending: $186.9 millionInstruction and support: $140.1 million (75%) School Board membersDistrict 1:
Michael Lagarde, 381-4777District 2: Gregory Harding, 876-0393District 3: Matthew J. Ford, 665-3288District 4: Debi Benoit, 493-2563District 5: Stacy Verhagen Solet, 381-4592District 6: Clyde F. Hamner, 855-6919District 7: Roger Dale DeHart, 879-1329District 8: MayBelle N. Trahan, 381-4533District 9:
Dane Voisin, 232-4644Superintendent: Philip Martin, 876-7400School Board Office: 201 Stadium Drive, Houma LAFOURCHE PARISH Enrollment 14,595 students 2019-20 BudgetRevenue: $169 millionState sources: $75.2 million (44%)Local: $75.9 million (45%)Federal: $17.8 million
(11%) Spending: $166.1 million Instruction and support: $123.7 million (74.5%) Debt Services: $11.2 million (6.7%)Charter schools: $9.3 million (5.5%) School Board membersDistrict 1: Tina Naquin Babin, 665-8557District 2: Brooke Huddleston, 227-0075District
3: Cheryl Thomas, 446-1365District 4: Marian Fertitta, 447-6691District 5: Mary Breaud, 447-1534District 6: Dennis Guillot, 414-0764District 7: Valerie Bourgeois, 537-3609District 8: Tyler Dufrene, 991-5898District 9: Randy Schouest, 855-2035District 10: Barry Plaisance, 805-1969District 11: Clyde Duplantis III, 857-9143District 12: Henry Lafont Jr., hlafont@mylpsd. comDistrict 13: Al Archer, 632-3094District 14: Ray Bernard, 632-2312District 15: Troy Dufrene, 475-6200Acting Superintendent: Jarod Martin, 4465631School Board Office: 805 E. Seventh
St., Thibodaux
