Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 40.6% of Lafayette Parish's student body in 2023-24 school year

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By Lafayette Reporter

Dec 10, 2024

There were 14,360 Black students enrolled in Lafayette Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% more 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, Black students comprised 40.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 48 schools within the parish, Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,261 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.

Ethnicities in Lafayette Parish in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Lafayette Parish Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of Black students enrollment	Number of Black Students	Total Enrollment
Northside High School	92.5%	617	667
Willow Charter Academy	92%	531	577
J. W. Faulk Elementary School	91.1%	381	418
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School	90.5%	257	284
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	87.9%	371	422
Evangeline Elementary School	83%	519	625
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	72.1%	1,262	1,750
Lafayette Middle School	71.3%	251	352
Live Oak Elementary School	67.7%	381	563
Truman Early Childhood Education Center	67.6%	282	417
Acadian Middle School	65.2%	240	368
Carencro High School	63.5%	747	1,176
Paul Breaux Middle School	59.9%	364	608
S. J. Montgomery Elementary School	55.2%	344	623
Carencro Middle School	55.2%	325	589
Edward J. Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette	54.8%	69	126
Jcfa Lafayette	54.2%	32	59
J. Wallace James Elementary School	47.4%	439	927
Carencro Heights Elementary School	44.4%	311	701
O. Comeaux High School	43.3%	393	908
Ossun Elementary School	42.7%	209	490
Katharine Drexel Elementary School	42.7%	253	593
Westside Elementary School	41.6%	267	642
Prairie Elementary School	39.2%	256	653
Broussard Middle School	37.9%	220	581
Acadiana High School	36.4%	615	1,690
Scott Middle School	36.3%	180	496
Lafayette High School	36.1%	635	1,758
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School	35.8%	217	606
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	35.5%	477	1,343
Woodvale Elementary School	34.1%	277	812
Ridge Elementary School	31.8%	202	635
L. J. Alleman Middle School	31.1%	270	869
Green T. Lindon Elementary School	29.7%	199	671
Judice Middle School	28.8%	138	480
Martial Billeaud Elementary School	25.9%	151	582
Duson Elementary School	25%	53	212
Charles M. Burke Elementary School	24.3%	146	600
Youngsville Middle School	22.6%	149	659
Southside High School	20.4%	373	1,826
L. Leo Judice Elementary School	20.2%	73	361
Early College Academy	20.1%	52	259
Myrtle Place Elementary School	19.6%	72	367
Edgar Martin Middle School	19.4%	96	496
Ernest Gallet Elementary School	18.8%	117	622
Broadmoor Elementary School	15.7%	117	744
Milton Elementary School	10.8%	136	1,261
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	10.2%	294	2,885