Lafayette Reporter

There were 116 American Indian students enrolled in Lafayette Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11.5% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 48 schools within the parish, Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 12 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 American Indian students enrollment	Number of American Indian Students	Total Enrollment
Willow Charter Academy	1.7%	10	577
Ernest Gallet Elementary School	1%	6	622
Youngsville Middle School	0.9%	6	659
Broadmoor Elementary School	0.9%	7	744
Edward J. Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette	0.8%	1	126
Edgar Martin Middle School	0.8%	4	496
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School	0.7%	4	606
Truman Early Childhood Education Center	0.7%	3	417
O. Comeaux High School	0.6%	5	908
L. Leo Judice Elementary School	0.6%	2	361
Prairie Elementary School	0.6%	4	653
Charles M. Burke Elementary School	0.5%	3	600
Acadian Middle School	0.5%	2	368
Myrtle Place Elementary School	0.5%	2	367
Carencro Heights Elementary School	0.4%	3	701
Southside High School	0.4%	7	1,826
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	0.4%	12	2,885
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	0.4%	7	1,750
Ridge Elementary School	0.3%	2	635
L. J. Alleman Middle School	0.3%	3	869
Katharine Drexel Elementary School	0.3%	2	593
Green T. Lindon Elementary School	0.3%	2	671
S. J. Montgomery Elementary School	0.3%	2	623
Woodvale Elementary School	0.2%	2	812
Evangeline Elementary School	0.2%	1	625
Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	0.2%	1	422
Paul Breaux Middle School	0.2%	1	608
J. Wallace James Elementary School	0.2%	2	927
Lafayette High School	0.2%	4	1,758
Martial Billeaud Elementary School	0.2%	1	582
Milton Elementary School	0.2%	3	1,261
Ossun Elementary School	0.2%	1	490
Acadiana High School	0.1%	2	1,690
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	0.1%	1	1,343