Lafayette Reporter

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

Of the 35,353 students attending Lafayette Parish schools, 42.4% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 40.6% of Lafayette Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Lafayette Parish, representing 43.4% of the student body.

Judice Middle School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 38.8% white students, 28.7% Black students, 24.6% Hispanic students, 5% multiracial students, and 2.9% Asian students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 1.5% 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
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	White	74.5%	2,885
Southside High School	White	67%	1,826
Lafayette High School	White	43.7%	1,758
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	Black	72.1%	1,750
Acadiana High School	White	39.5%	1,690
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	White	53.2%	1,343
Milton Elementary School	White	78%	1,261
Carencro High School	Black	63.5%	1,176
J. Wallace James Elementary School	Black	47.4%	927
O. Comeaux High School	Black	43.3%	908
L. J. Alleman Middle School	White	54.8%	869
Woodvale Elementary School	White	50.2%	812
Broadmoor Elementary School	White	48.4%	744
Carencro Heights Elementary School	Black	44.4%	701
Green T. Lindon Elementary School	White	57.5%	671
Northside High School	Black	92.5%	667
Youngsville Middle School	White	63%	659
Prairie Elementary School	White	44.7%	653
Westside Elementary School	Black	41.6%	642
Ridge Elementary School	White	40.8%	635
Evangeline Elementary School	Black	83%	625
S. J. Montgomery Elementary School	Black	55.2%	623
Ernest Gallet Elementary School	White	64.6%	622
Paul Breaux Middle School	Black	59.9%	608
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School	White	40.9%	606
Charles M. Burke Elementary School	White	42.2%	600
Katharine Drexel Elementary School	Black	42.7%	593
Carencro Middle School	Black	55.2%	589
Martial Billeaud Elementary School	White	62.4%	582
Broussard Middle School	White	46%	581
Willow Charter Academy	Black	92%	577
Live Oak Elementary School	Black	67.7%	563
Edgar Martin Middle School	White	49.8%	496
Scott Middle School	White	38.5%	496
Ossun Elementary School	Black	42.7%	490
Judice Middle School	White	38.8%	480
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	Black	87.9%	422
J. W. Faulk Elementary School	Black	91.1%	418
Truman Early Childhood Education Center	Black	67.6%	417
Acadian Middle School	Black	65.2%	368
Myrtle Place Elementary School	White	73.6%	367
L. Leo Judice Elementary School	White	71.2%	361
Lafayette Middle School	Black	71.3%	352
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School	Black	90.5%	284
Early College Academy	White	63.7%	259
Duson Elementary School	White	59.9%	212
Edward J. Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette	Black	54.8%	126
Jcfa Lafayette	Black	54.2%	59