Lafayette Reporter

There were 28 Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students enrolled in Lafayette Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 21.7% 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, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 49 schools in Lafayette Parish, Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students enrollment	Enrollment of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Students
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School	0.6%	4
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	0.5%	2
Katharine Drexel Elementary School	0.5%	3
Broadmoor Elementary School	0.4%	3
L. Leo Judice Elementary School	0.3%	1
Willow Charter Academy	0.3%	2
Broussard Middle School	0.2%	1
Milton Elementary School	0.2%	3
Prairie Elementary School	0.2%	1
Westside Elementary School	0.2%	1
Woodvale Elementary School	0.2%	2
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	0.2%	3
Acadiana High School	0.1%	2
L. J. Alleman Middle School	0.1%	1
Green T. Lindon Elementary School	0.1%	1
J. Wallace James Elementary School	0.1%	1