Lafayette Parish Education: 15,107 white students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By Lafayette Reporter

Nov 4, 2023

There were 15,107 white students enrolled in Lafayette Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Lafayette Parish welcomed 34,833 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 43.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 49 schools in Lafayette Parish, Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,362 students.

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 compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

Ethnicities in Lafayette Parish in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Lafayette Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of White students enrollment	Enrollment of White Students
Milton Elementary School	80.2%	1,024
L. Leo Judice Elementary School	75.2%	273
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	74.8%	1,361
Myrtle Place Elementary School	74%	262
Ernest Gallet Elementary School	70.6%	480
Southside High School	68.9%	1,249
Youngsville Middle School	66.6%	409
Martial Billeaud Elementary School	65.7%	519
Early College Academy	63.8%	155
Green T. Lindon Elementary School	60.5%	515
Duson Elementary School	56.9%	132
L. J. Alleman Middle School	55.5%	508
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	53%	734
Broadmoor Elementary School	52.5%	389
Woodvale Elementary School	51.3%	438
Edgar Martin Middle School	51.1%	235
Broussard Middle School	49%	276
Prairie Elementary School	47.6%	276
J. Wallace James Elementary School	47.5%	440
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School	45.2%	298
Lafayette High School	44.9%	787
Ridge Elementary School	44.8%	295
O. Comeaux High School	43.7%	450
Charles M. Burke Elementary School	43.4%	296
Acadiana High School	42.7%	717
Edward J. Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette	41.1%	62
Ossun Elementary School	39%	193
Judice Middle School	38.8%	167
Scott Middle School	37.1%	200
Jcfa Lafayette	35.6%	21
Katharine Drexel Elementary School	33.2%	211
Paul Breaux Middle School	30.4%	190
Westside Elementary School	27.1%	162
Carencro High School	23.6%	244
Carencro Middle School	23.5%	149
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	21.3%	284
Carencro Heights Elementary School	20.8%	140
S. J. Montgomery Elementary School	19.4%	118
N. P. Moss Preparatory Academy	17.6%	75
Acadian Middle School	15.7%	56
Truman Early Childhood Education Center	14.3%	46
Live Oak Elementary School	13.2%	78
Lafayette Middle School	12.8%	44
Evangeline Elementary School	12.2%	73
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	5.3%	23
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School	3.1%	10
Willow Charter Academy	3.1%	20
Northside High School	2.3%	14
J. W. Faulk Elementary School	1.8%	8