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Louisiana teacher salary schedules
Every Louisiana district in the NCES directory, with enrollment, and the salary schedules indexed for it. Districts marked "not yet indexed" publish their schedules on their own sites; this index only lists grids it has parsed from a source document.
- NCES lists 69 regular public school districts in Louisiana (2023-24 directory); 6 have a step-and-lane schedule indexed here.
- The largest is Jefferson Parish with 50,467 students.
Rankings from the parsed grids
Highest starting bachelor's salary
| District | Starting | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Jefferson Parish Schools | $53,000 | Certified Bachelor's Degree (183 days) | 50,467 |
| 2. St. Tammany Parish School Board | $51,533 | BA Base Salary | 38,794 |
| 3. Caddo Parish Public Schools | $50,207 | BA Degree | 35,044 |
| 4. East Baton Rouge Parish School System | $50,000 | B.A. Degree | 42,590 |
| 5. Lafayette Parish School System | $50,000 | BACHELOR'S | 30,991 |
| 6. Calcasieu Parish School Board | $48,761 | Bachelor | 29,282 |
Highest top-of-schedule cell
| District | Top cell | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lafayette Parish School System | $85,250 | PH.D OR Ed.D | 30,991 |
| 2. St. Tammany Parish School Board | $76,093 | PHD Base Salary | 38,794 |
| 3. East Baton Rouge Parish School System | $71,900 | PhD/EdD Degree | 42,590 |
| 4. Caddo Parish Public Schools | $71,723 | Doctorate Degree | 35,044 |
| 5. Calcasieu Parish School Board | $71,386 | Doctorate | 29,282 |
| 6. Jefferson Parish Schools | $67,000 | Certified Master's +30 and higher (183 days) | 50,467 |
Fewest steps to the top cell
| District | Steps to top | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Caddo Parish Public Schools | 22 | Doctorate Degree | 35,044 |
| 2. Jefferson Parish Schools | 26 | Certified Master's +30 and higher (183 days) | 50,467 |
| 3. East Baton Rouge Parish School System | 41 | PhD/EdD Degree | 42,590 |
| 4. St. Tammany Parish School Board | 46 | PHD Base Salary | 38,794 |
| 5. Calcasieu Parish School Board | 47 | Doctorate | 29,282 |
| 6. Lafayette Parish School System | 56 | PH.D OR Ed.D | 30,991 |
All 69 Louisiana districts (NCES 2023-24)
| District | Enrollment | Indexed schedule | Lowest cell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Parish Harvey | 50,467 | Teachers salary chart (2025-26) 2025-26 | $39,750 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish Baton Rouge | 42,590 | 9 Month Teacher salary schedule (2025-26) 2025-26 | $50,000 |
| St. Tammany Parish Covington | 38,794 | Teachers salary schedule, 181 days, hire dates 7/1/14 and after (2026-27) 2026-27 | $41,746 |
| Caddo Parish Shreveport | 35,044 | TCHR Teachers Regular salary schedule, 172 days (2026-27) 2026-27 | $50,207 |
| Lafayette Parish Lafayette | 30,991 | Teacher Pay Scale, 182 days (2026-27) 2026-27 | $50,000 |
| Calcasieu Parish Lake Charles | 29,282 | 182 Day Teacher salary schedule (2026-27) 2026-27 | $48,761 |
| Livingston Parish Livingston | 27,843 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ascension Parish Donaldsonville | 24,683 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bossier Parish Benton | 23,587 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Rapides Parish Alexandria | 22,546 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tangipahoa Parish Amite | 20,513 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ouachita Parish West Monroe | 18,657 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Terrebonne Parish Houma | 15,624 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Lafourche Parish Thibodaux | 14,005 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| St. Landry Parish Opelousas | 11,980 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Iberia Parish New Iberia | 11,427 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Vermilion Parish Abbeville | 9,587 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Acadia Parish Crowley | 9,459 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| St. Charles Parish Luling | 9,293 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Vernon Parish Leesville | 9,075 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| City of Monroe School District Monroe | 8,683 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| St. Bernard Parish Chalmette | 8,147 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| St. Mary Parish Centerville | 7,794 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| St. Martin Parish Breaux Bridge | 7,216 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Beauregard Parish DeRidder | 5,959 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Lincoln Parish Ruston | 5,803 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Zachary Community School District Zachary | 5,753 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Evangeline Parish Ville Platte | 5,616 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Jefferson Davis Parish Jennings | 5,538 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| St. John the Baptist Parish Reserve | 5,429 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Webster Parish Minden | 5,359 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Natchitoches Parish Natchitoches | 5,205 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| DeSoto Parish Mansfield | 5,135 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Avoyelles Parish Marksville | 5,007 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Central Community School District Baton Rouge | 4,875 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Washington Parish Franklinton | 4,770 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| West Baton Rouge Parish Port Allen | 4,378 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Iberville Parish Plaquemine | 4,296 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Allen Parish Oberlin | 4,027 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sabine Parish Many | 3,947 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Plaquemines Parish Belle Chasse | 3,933 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| St. James Parish Lutcher | 3,421 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Morehouse Parish Bastrop | 3,322 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Concordia Parish Vidalia | 3,136 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Assumption Parish Napoleonville | 2,942 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Grant Parish Dry Prong | 2,893 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Richland Parish Rayville | 2,845 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Franklin Parish Winnsboro | 2,685 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Pointe Coupee Parish New Roads | 2,590 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| LaSalle Parish Jena | 2,556 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| West Feliciana Parish St. Francisville | 2,216 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Orleans Parish New Orleans | 2,128 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Jackson Parish Jonesboro | 2,078 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bienville Parish Arcadia | 1,948 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Winn Parish Winnfield | 1,923 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| City of Bogalusa School District Bogalusa | 1,810 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Union Parish Farmerville | 1,800 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| East Feliciana Parish Clinton | 1,743 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Claiborne Parish Homer | 1,712 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| West Carroll Parish Oak Grove | 1,699 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Caldwell Parish Columbia | 1,427 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Red River Parish Coushatta | 1,362 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Madison Parish Tallulah | 1,332 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Cameron Parish Cameron | 1,153 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| St. Helena Parish Greensburg | 1,082 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| City of Baker School District Baker | 1,047 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Catahoula Parish Harrisonburg | 983 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| East Carroll Parish Lake Providence | 785 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tensas Parish St. Joseph | 341 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
Enrollment is the NCES Common Core of Data 2023-24 membership total for each LEA. District websites are not linked because this index does not verify them; every schedule page links its own source document.