Lafayette Reporter

There were 15,007 white students enrolled in Lafayette Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Lafayette Parish welcomed 35,353 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 42.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 48 schools within the parish, Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 2,150 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, ranking second-to-last behind Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and teacher-student ratios.

School name	% of white students enrollment	Number of white Students	Total Enrollment
Milton Elementary School	78%	984	1,261
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	74.5%	2,149	2,885
Myrtle Place Elementary School	73.6%	270	367
L. Leo Judice Elementary School	71.2%	257	361
Southside High School	67%	1,223	1,826
Ernest Gallet Elementary School	64.6%	402	622
Early College Academy	63.7%	165	259
Youngsville Middle School	63%	415	659
Martial Billeaud Elementary School	62.4%	363	582
Duson Elementary School	59.9%	127	212
Green T. Lindon Elementary School	57.5%	386	671
L. J. Alleman Middle School	54.8%	476	869
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	53.2%	714	1,343
Woodvale Elementary School	50.2%	408	812
Edgar Martin Middle School	49.8%	247	496
Broadmoor Elementary School	48.4%	360	744
Broussard Middle School	46%	267	581
J. Wallace James Elementary School	45.5%	422	927
Prairie Elementary School	44.7%	292	653
Jcfa Lafayette	44.1%	26	59
Lafayette High School	43.7%	768	1,758
O. Comeaux High School	42.6%	387	908
Charles M. Burke Elementary School	42.2%	253	600
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School	40.9%	248	606
Ridge Elementary School	40.8%	259	635
Acadiana High School	39.5%	668	1,690
Judice Middle School	38.8%	186	480
Scott Middle School	38.5%	191	496
Edward J. Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette	37.3%	47	126
Ossun Elementary School	36.7%	180	490
Katharine Drexel Elementary School	32.5%	193	593
Paul Breaux Middle School	27.6%	168	608
Carencro Middle School	23.8%	140	589
Carencro High School	23.6%	278	1,176
Westside Elementary School	22.9%	147	642
Carencro Heights Elementary School	19.8%	139	701
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	19.5%	341	1,750
S. J. Montgomery Elementary School	16.2%	101	623
Truman Early Childhood Education Center	15.1%	63	417
Lafayette Middle School	12.5%	44	352
Acadian Middle School	12%	44	368
Live Oak Elementary School	11.9%	67	563
Evangeline Elementary School	10.4%	65	625
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	4.5%	19	422
Willow Charter Academy	3.6%	21	577
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School	3.2%	9	284
Northside High School	2.5%	17	667
J. W. Faulk Elementary School	1.9%	8	418