Lafayette Reporter

There were 5,909 white students enrolled in Acadia Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Acadia Parish welcomed 9,049 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 65.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 27 schools within the parish, Mire Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 541 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
Morse Elementary School	94.1%	208	221
Egan Elementary School	93.8%	227	242
Iota High School	91.6%	512	559
Evangeline Elementary School	91.5%	151	165
Midland High School	91.1%	275	302
Iota Middle School	89.7%	234	261
Iota Elementary School	89.6%	523	584
Estherwood Elementary School	88.7%	181	204
Mermentau Elementary School	87.5%	126	144
Richard Elementary School	87.4%	431	493
Mire Elementary School	80.7%	541	670
Branch Elementary School	76.8%	285	371
Church Point High School	62.3%	309	496
Rayne High School	62.2%	377	606
South Crowley Elementary School	49.8%	162	325
Central Rayne Kindergarten School	46.4%	84	181
Crowley Kindergarten School	44.2%	102	231
Church Point Elementary School	44.1%	233	528
Crowley High School	43.8%	203	464
Church Point Middle School	42.8%	107	250
North Crowley Elementary School	42.4%	109	257
South Rayne Elementary School	40.5%	89	220
Armstrong Middle School	39.1%	124	317
Martin Petitjean Elementary School	37.3%	119	319
Crowley Middle School	34.8%	133	382
Amikids Acadiana	32.1%	9	28
Ross Elementary School	24%	55	229