Lafayette Reporter

There were 14,175 Black students enrolled in Lafayette Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% 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, Black students comprised 40.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 49 schools in Lafayette Parish, Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 938 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
Northside High School	93.8%	561
J. W. Faulk Elementary School	93.8%	425
Willow Charter Academy	93.5%	604
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School	89.3%	291
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	88%	383
Evangeline Elementary School	81.6%	488
N. P. Moss Preparatory Academy	76.1%	324
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	70.5%	938
Lafayette Middle School	67.5%	233
Live Oak Elementary School	66.9%	397
Truman Early Childhood Education Center	66.7%	214
Acadian Middle School	65.3%	233
Carencro High School	63.5%	657
Jcfa Lafayette	61%	36
Paul Breaux Middle School	57.5%	360
Carencro Middle School	55.7%	354
Edward J. Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette	53%	80
S. J. Montgomery Elementary School	50.5%	307
J. Wallace James Elementary School	45.7%	424
Carencro Heights Elementary School	45.6%	307
Katharine Drexel Elementary School	45.2%	287
Ossun Elementary School	44%	218
O. Comeaux High School	43.1%	443
Westside Elementary School	42.9%	256
Scott Middle School	37.3%	201
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	37%	512
Broussard Middle School	36.8%	207
Prairie Elementary School	36.6%	212
Lafayette High School	35.4%	620
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School	34.6%	228
Acadiana High School	34.4%	578
Woodvale Elementary School	33.6%	287
L. J. Alleman Middle School	31.5%	288
Judice Middle School	31.2%	134
Duson Elementary School	27.6%	64
Ridge Elementary School	26.9%	177
Green T. Lindon Elementary School	25.5%	217
Charles M. Burke Elementary School	24.2%	165
Martial Billeaud Elementary School	22.4%	177
Youngsville Middle School	20.2%	124
Early College Academy	20.2%	49
Southside High School	19.4%	352
Myrtle Place Elementary School	19.2%	68
Edgar Martin Middle School	18.9%	87
L. Leo Judice Elementary School	17.9%	65
Ernest Gallet Elementary School	14.4%	98
Broadmoor Elementary School	14.2%	105
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	11.5%	209
Milton Elementary School	10.3%	132