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Acadia Parish Education: 9,049 students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | X

Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | X

There were 9,049 students enrolled in Acadia Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.7% of them were boys, and 49.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 65.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 23.7% Black students, 5.6% Hispanic students and 0.2% American Indian students.

Mire Elementary School had the highest enrolment among Acadia Parish's schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 670 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's education system ranked 49th in the U.S., only ahead of Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and student safety.

Enrollment in Acadia Parish Schools Over 7 Years

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Breakdown Enrollment in Acadia Parish Schools
School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-2023Total enrollment in 2023-2024% change
Mire Elementary School6436704.2%
Iota High School586559-4.6%
Iota Elementary School5845840%
Rayne High School5776065%
Church Point Elementary School573528-7.9%
Church Point High School503496-1.4%
Richard Elementary School4924930.2%
Crowley High School4624640.4%
Crowley Middle School405382-5.7%
Branch Elementary School373371-0.5%
Martin Petitjean Elementary School324319-1.5%
Armstrong Middle School3173170%
Midland High School3013020.3%
North Crowley Elementary School294257-12.6%
South Crowley Elementary School28432514.4%
Iota Middle School277261-5.8%
Egan Elementary School250242-3.2%
Ross Elementary School248229-7.7%
Church Point Middle School2382505%
Crowley Kindergarten School232231-0.4%
Morse Elementary School2142213.3%
Estherwood Elementary School211204-3.3%
South Rayne Elementary School19022015.8%
Central Rayne Kindergarten School189181-4.2%
Evangeline Elementary School1561655.8%
Mermentau Elementary School1381444.3%
Amikids Acadiana232821.7%

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