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 Ascension Public Schools 31 Schools with 1 More Under Construction

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400 Buses Run 484 Routes Each Day

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 95.7% School Attendance Rate

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 5.5 Million+ Meals Served Last Year

 8,500+ Maintenance Work Orders Completed Last Year 

4,000,000 SF Maintained by Custodians

 

BUDGET

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 $286 million General Fund Operating Budget

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 77.4% Dedicated to Salaries and Benefits

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 AA Credit Rating

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 $52,737,871 in Goods Purchased and Delivered in a Year

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 $51 million in Federal Grants

 

TECHNOLOGY

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 24,000+ Student Devices

 One -to-One Student Computers in Pre-K -12th Grade

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 2.5 Million + Unique Website Views

3 Million + Facebook Reach

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2,900 Trees & 24 Million+ Sheets of Paper Saved with Peachjar Digital Flyer System

 

EMPLOYEES

 3,500 +Employees (Largest Employer in the Parish)

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 29 Graduates of Teach Ascension Academy

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 1,700+ Support Staff

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 1,695 Teachers

91 Teacher Leaders*

80 Principals, Assoc.,& Asst.

*Master, Mentor & Teacher Coaches 


ACHIEVEMENTS

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91.1% Graduation Rate

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59% of Graduates Enroll Directly into College

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18.9 Average ACT Composite Score

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47 College Credit Courses Offered at High Schools

5,223 Industry Based Credentials Earned in 2018-19

 

STUDENTS

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 23,815 Students 49% Female; 51% Male

 48% Minority

55% Economically Disadvantaged

3% English Learners

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 2,399 Students with Disabilities

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 815 Enrolled in Early Childhood (Pre-K)

 

RANKINGS

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 Ranked #1 for progress index (101.1)

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 #1 Mastery+ in All Subjects

#1 Mastery+ for Students with Disabilities

#4 Mastery+  for Economically Disadvantaged Students

25 Schools Earned Top Gains Awards 

12 Schools Earned Equity Honoree Awards