Louisiana State Penitentiary

Special School District
17544 Tunica Trace
Angola, LA 70712
Not reported M - M
School Overview
The address you provided, 17544 Tunica Trace in Angola, Louisiana, is not a school in the traditional academic sense; it is the physical location of the **Louisiana State Penitentiary**, commonly known as **Angola**. It is the largest maximum-security prison in the United States, spanning 18,000 acres.

While it is a correctional facility, it does house an academic program known as the **New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) at Angola**. This unique partnership allows incarcerated individuals to earn fully accredited bachelor’s degrees in Christian Ministry while serving their sentences. The program is designed to transform the culture of the prison by training inmate "field ministers" who then serve other prisoners, providing counseling, hospice care, and moral guidance.

Beyond this specific seminary program, the facility offers various vocational training and GED programs intended to assist with rehabilitation and reentry. However, it remains a high-security penal institution, and its "schooling" functions are strictly integrated into its operational mandate as a state prison.
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School Details
Status: Closed
School Level: Not reported
School Type: Special Education School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: N/A
Shared Time Status: N/A
District: Special School District
Phone: (225)655-2973
Grade Range: M - M
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NSLP Participation:1 N/A
Qualified Free Lunch: N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch: N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade breakdown: M - M