Lafayette Reporter

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.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-2023	Total enrollment in 2023-2024	% change
Mire Elementary School	643	670	4.2%
Iota High School	586	559	-4.6%
Iota Elementary School	584	584	0%
Rayne High School	577	606	5%
Church Point Elementary School	573	528	-7.9%
Church Point High School	503	496	-1.4%
Richard Elementary School	492	493	0.2%
Crowley High School	462	464	0.4%
Crowley Middle School	405	382	-5.7%
Branch Elementary School	373	371	-0.5%
Martin Petitjean Elementary School	324	319	-1.5%
Armstrong Middle School	317	317	0%
Midland High School	301	302	0.3%
North Crowley Elementary School	294	257	-12.6%
South Crowley Elementary School	284	325	14.4%
Iota Middle School	277	261	-5.8%
Egan Elementary School	250	242	-3.2%
Ross Elementary School	248	229	-7.7%
Church Point Middle School	238	250	5%
Crowley Kindergarten School	232	231	-0.4%
Morse Elementary School	214	221	3.3%
Estherwood Elementary School	211	204	-3.3%
South Rayne Elementary School	190	220	15.8%
Central Rayne Kindergarten School	189	181	-4.2%
Evangeline Elementary School	156	165	5.8%
Mermentau Elementary School	138	144	4.3%
Amikids Acadiana	23	28	21.7%