Lafayette Reporter

There were 21 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students enrolled in Lafayette Parish School District schools in the 2021-22 school year, 8.7% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Lafayette Parish School District welcomed 31,587 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Lafayette Parish School District roughly covers schools within Lafayette Parish and has a main office in Lafayette.

Among the 46 schools in Lafayette Parish School District, Alice N. Boucher Elementary School, Broadmoor Elementary School, Katharine Drexel Elementary School, and Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of three students.

The majority of Louisiana students were identified as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021–22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Students	Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students %
2022	31,587	21	0.1%
2021	31,403	23	0.1%
2020	31,994	19	0.1%