At the start of the 2016–2017 school year there was one high school, Chalmette High school and Chalmette High Ninth Grade Academy (old Lacoste Elementary). There were three middle schools, Andrew Jackson Middle (old Andrew Jackson High), St Bernard Middle School (old St. Bernard High), and N. P. Trist Middle. Six elementary schools service the parish: Arabi Elementary, Chalmette Elementary (old Chalmette Middle), Joseph Davies Elementary, J. F. Gauthier Elementary (new building, the old Gauthier is close due to mold), Lacoste Elementary (old St. Mark's Catholic School) and William Smith Elementary. There is also C. F. Rowley Alternative School.