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Acadia Parish Education: Fewer students enrolled in Acadia Parish School District schools in 2021-22 school year

State superintendent cade brumley 2023

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

The only school district in Acadia Parish suffered declining enrollment in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 9,404 students in the halls of Acadia Parish School District schools, 1.7% lower than the year before.

Enrollment in Acadia Parish was steady compared to the state’s trend of decreasing enrollment.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51% of them were boys, and 49% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 64.8% of the Acadia Parish School Districts total enrollment.

Acadia Parish School District has a main office in Crowley and is the only school district within Acadia Parish.

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.

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.

Enrollment in Acadia Parish Over 6 Years

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Enrollment in Acadia Parish Districts Schools During 2021-22 School Year

SchoolTotal Enrollment in 2020-2021Total Enrollment in 2021-2022Total % Change
Mire Elementary School652647-0.8%
Iota Elementary School628614-2.2%
Rayne High School625612-2.1%
Church Point Elementary School5776014.2%
Iota High School601587-2.3%
Crowley High School536517-3.5%
Church Point High School5165160%
Richard Elementary School500497-0.6%
Crowley Middle School455437-4%
Branch Elementary School3483531.4%
Armstrong Middle School3373380.3%
Martin Petitjean Elementary School3193210.6%
Midland High School2783018.3%
Iota Middle School313293-6.4%
Crowley Kindergarten School2602735%
North Crowley Elementary School281270-3.9%
South Crowley Elementary School280258-7.9%
Ross Elementary School2342517.3%
Egan Elementary School242238-1.7%
Church Point Middle School246230-6.5%
Morse Elementary School2212241.4%
Estherwood Elementary School232213-8.2%
South Rayne Elementary School239205-14.2%
Central Rayne Kindergarten School1962044.1%
Evangeline Elementary School199179-10.1%
Mermentau Elementary School147143-2.7%
Amikids Acadiana2119-9.5%

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