Schools & Families in Opelousas
Opelousas's education picture runs through the St. Landry Parish School Board, in a genuinely affordable community where families should weigh the city's crime data directly.
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Learn moreSt. Landry Parish School Board serves the city
St. Landry Parish School Board is the parish-wide school district serving Opelousas, per Louisiana's standard parish-level school-board structure. Confirm current, address-specific school assignment directly before relocating.
Genuinely affordable family housing costs
Opelousas's genuinely, dramatically affordable housing ($129K-$177K across sources) and low property tax rate (0.29% effective) keep the direct cost of raising a family here among the lowest in this Louisiana batch.
A real, disclosed crime factor families must weigh directly
Opelousas's genuinely severe crime data (a NeighborhoodScout-style 74-per-1,000 overall rate) is a real, disclosed factor families should confirm current, address-specific data on directly before relocating with school-age children.
Key takeaways
- St. Landry Parish School Board serves Opelousas as the parish-wide district.
- Housing and property tax costs both run genuinely, dramatically affordable for families.
- Genuinely severe crime data is a real factor families should confirm directly.
- Confirm current, address-specific district assignment and safety data directly before relocating.
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