Lafayette Reporter

There were 2,201 Black students enrolled in Acadia Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Acadia Parish welcomed 9,084 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 24.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 27 schools in Acadia Parish, Church Point Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 239 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.

School name	% of Black students enrollment	Enrollment of Black Students
Amikids Acadiana	69.6%	16
Ross Elementary School	67.3%	167
North Crowley Elementary School	52.4%	154
Crowley Middle School	49.1%	199
South Rayne Elementary School	46.8%	89
Martin Petitjean Elementary School	46%	149
Crowley High School	44.8%	207
Armstrong Middle School	42%	133
Church Point Elementary School	41.7%	239
Crowley Kindergarten School	40.9%	95
Church Point Middle School	39.5%	94
Central Rayne Kindergarten School	38.6%	73
Rayne High School	32.4%	187
South Crowley Elementary School	27.8%	79
Church Point High School	24.5%	123
Branch Elementary School	11%	41
Mire Elementary School	8.9%	57
Mermentau Elementary School	8%	11
Midland High School	6.6%	20
Richard Elementary School	4.3%	21
Iota Elementary School	2.9%	17
Estherwood Elementary School	2.4%	5
Iota Middle School	2.2%	6
Iota High School	1.9%	11
Morse Elementary School	1.4%	3
Evangeline Elementary School	1.3%	2
Egan Elementary School	1.2%	3