Lafayette Reporter

There were 3,440 Hispanic students enrolled in Lafayette Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.9% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 9.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 49 schools in Lafayette Parish, Acadiana High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 303 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 Hispanic students enrollment	Enrollment of Hispanic Students
Carencro Heights Elementary School	28.5%	192
Charles M. Burke Elementary School	26.1%	178
Westside Elementary School	25.3%	151
S. J. Montgomery Elementary School	24.5%	149
Judice Middle School	21.4%	92
Scott Middle School	20.8%	112
Edgar Martin Middle School	20.7%	95
Broadmoor Elementary School	19.8%	147
Ridge Elementary School	19.3%	127
Acadian Middle School	18.2%	65
Acadiana High School	18%	302
Truman Early Childhood Education Center	17.8%	57
Live Oak Elementary School	16.7%	99
Carencro Middle School	16.4%	104
Katharine Drexel Elementary School	15.3%	97
Ossun Elementary School	13.7%	68
Duson Elementary School	12.9%	30
Lafayette Middle School	12.5%	43
Lafayette High School	12.5%	219
Prairie Elementary School	11.2%	65
Carencro High School	9.9%	102
O. Comeaux High School	7.1%	73
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School	7%	46
L. J. Alleman Middle School	6.4%	59
Broussard Middle School	6.2%	35
Ernest Gallet Elementary School	5.7%	39
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	5.6%	102
Woodvale Elementary School	5.5%	47
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	5.1%	22
Paul Breaux Middle School	5%	31
Southside High School	4.9%	89
Youngsville Middle School	4.7%	29
Green T. Lindon Elementary School	4.7%	40
Martial Billeaud Elementary School	4.1%	32
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School	4%	13
N. P. Moss Preparatory Academy	4%	17
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	4%	55
Evangeline Elementary School	3.8%	23
Milton Elementary School	3.5%	45
Jcfa Lafayette	3.4%	2
Myrtle Place Elementary School	3.4%	12
Early College Academy	3.3%	8
Edward J. Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette	3.3%	5
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	3.2%	43
J. Wallace James Elementary School	3.2%	30
J. W. Faulk Elementary School	2.6%	12
Northside High School	2.5%	15
Willow Charter Academy	2.3%	15
L. Leo Judice Elementary School	1.7%	6