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Acadia Parish Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2021-22 school year?

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LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

Mire Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Acadia Parish schools, welcoming 647 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.1% of them were girls, and 47.9% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 84.9% of Mire Elementary School's total enrollment.

Among the 27 schools in the Acadia Parish, Iota Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 614 students, while Rayne High School welcomed 612 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Mire Elementary School is part of the Acadia Parish School District, which generally encompasses schools within Acadia Parish, with its main office in Crowley.

In the previous school year, Mire Elementary School still had the highest number of students among Acadia Parish schools.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

Enrollment in Acadia Parish Over the Years
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Enrollment Demographics in Acadia Parish Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School nameCityTotal School Enrollment
Mire Elementary SchoolRayne647
Iota Elementary SchoolIota614
Rayne High SchoolRayne612
Church Point Elementary SchoolChurch Point601
Iota High SchoolIota587
Crowley High SchoolCrowley517
Church Point High SchoolChurch Point516
Richard Elementary SchoolChurch Point497
Crowley Middle SchoolCrowley437
Branch Elementary SchoolBranch353
Armstrong Middle SchoolRayne338
Martin Petitjean Elementary SchoolRayne321
Midland High SchoolMidland301
Iota Middle SchoolIota293
Crowley Kindergarten SchoolCrowley273
North Crowley Elementary SchoolCrowley270
South Crowley Elementary SchoolCrowley258
Ross Elementary SchoolCrowley251
Egan Elementary SchoolEgan238
Church Point Middle SchoolChurch Point230
Morse Elementary SchoolMorse224
Estherwood Elementary SchoolEstherwood213
South Rayne Elementary SchoolRayne205
Central Rayne Kindergarten SchoolRayne204
Evangeline Elementary SchoolEvangeline179
Mermentau Elementary SchoolMermentau143
Amikids AcadianaBranch19

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