Lafayette Reporter

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Acadia Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 9,049 students attending Acadia Parish schools, 65.3% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 23.7% of Acadia Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Acadia Parish, representing 65.3% of the student body.

Iota High School and Iota Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Acadia Parish, with American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 0.4% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves 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%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mire Elementary School	White	80.7%	670
Rayne High School	White	62.2%	606
Iota Elementary School	White	89.6%	584
Iota High School	White	91.6%	559
Church Point Elementary School	White	44.1%	528
Church Point High School	White	62.3%	496
Richard Elementary School	White	87.4%	493
Crowley High School	White	43.8%	464
Crowley Middle School	Black	46.9%	382
Branch Elementary School	White	76.8%	371
South Crowley Elementary School	White	49.8%	325
Martin Petitjean Elementary School	Black	46.4%	319
Armstrong Middle School	Black	44.2%	317
Midland High School	White	91.1%	302
Iota Middle School	White	89.7%	261
North Crowley Elementary School	Black	44.4%	257
Church Point Middle School	White	42.8%	250
Egan Elementary School	White	93.8%	242
Crowley Kindergarten School	White	44.2%	231
Ross Elementary School	Black	64.2%	229
Morse Elementary School	White	94.1%	221
South Rayne Elementary School	Black	45.5%	220
Estherwood Elementary School	White	88.7%	204
Central Rayne Kindergarten School	White	46.4%	181
Evangeline Elementary School	White	91.5%	165
Mermentau Elementary School	White	87.5%	144
Amikids Acadiana	Black	64.3%	28