The Lafayette Parish School System is in need of renovations and replacements to address aging school facilities. Over 20 schools are over 50 years old with only minor repairs, and the newest high school is 42 years old. Many schools are overcrowded, with approximately 250 portable classrooms added. The 2010 Master Facilities Plan calls for $561 million in Phase I to replace and renovate several schools, add additions, and conduct maintenance over 6 years. Phase I is estimated to cost the average homeowner $23 in additional property taxes per year and would fund improvements to address aging infrastructure and overcrowding issues facing the school system.
4. Over 20 schools, and counting, are overcrowded and many classrooms are now in “temporary” portable buildings. LPSS now has approximately 250 portables that equate to approximately 530 classrooms.
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6. Phase I totaling $561,000,000 would be be completed within 6 years
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8. Additions to 5 schools-addressing over crowding and removal of approximately 40% of portable buildings
9. Build a state of the art performing arts auditorium at 1 high school
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11. 23 mills for master facility plan and 2 mills dedicated to ongoing maintenance
12. Funds are dedicated to the master plan and overseen by the Citizen’s Oversight Committee
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15. In tax support to its school system it ranks 49th out of 69 school districts in the state
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