Dr. Jenna Chiasson Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning at Louisiana Department of Education | LinkedIn
Dr. Jenna Chiasson Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning at Louisiana Department of Education | LinkedIn
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.6% of them were boys, and 49.4% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 42.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 40.6% Black students, 10.5% Hispanic students and 2.4% Asian students.
Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy had the highest enrolment among Lafayette Parish's schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 2,885 students.
Louisiana's education system was considered one of the worst in the U.S., according to a WalletHub analysis. The state was ranked 47th overall, based on class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-2023 | Total enrollment in 2023-2024 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy | 1,820 | 2,885 | 58.5% |
| Southside High School | 1,813 | 1,826 | 0.7% |
| Lafayette High School | 1,752 | 1,758 | 0.3% |
| Acadiana High School | 1,679 | 1,690 | 0.7% |
| David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy | 1,385 | 1,343 | -3% |
| Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy | 1,331 | 1,750 | 31.5% |
| Milton Elementary School | 1,277 | 1,261 | -1.3% |
| Carencro High School | 1,035 | 1,176 | 13.6% |
| O. Comeaux High School | 1,029 | 908 | -11.8% |
| J. Wallace James Elementary School | 927 | 927 | 0% |
| L. J. Alleman Middle School | 915 | 869 | -5% |
| Woodvale Elementary School | 854 | 812 | -4.9% |
| Green T. Lindon Elementary School | 851 | 671 | -21.2% |
| Martial Billeaud Elementary School | 790 | 582 | -26.3% |
| Broadmoor Elementary School | 741 | 744 | 0.4% |
| Charles M. Burke Elementary School | 682 | 600 | -12% |
| Ernest Gallet Elementary School | 680 | 622 | -8.5% |
| Carencro Heights Elementary School | 673 | 701 | 4.2% |
| Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School | 659 | 606 | -8% |
| Ridge Elementary School | 658 | 635 | -3.5% |
| Willow Charter Academy | 646 | 577 | -10.7% |
| Carencro Middle School | 635 | 589 | -7.2% |
| Katharine Drexel Elementary School | 635 | 593 | -6.6% |
| Paul Breaux Middle School | 626 | 608 | -2.9% |
| Youngsville Middle School | 614 | 659 | 7.3% |
| S. J. Montgomery Elementary School | 608 | 623 | 2.5% |
| Evangeline Elementary School | 598 | 625 | 4.5% |
| Northside High School | 598 | 667 | 11.5% |
| Westside Elementary School | 597 | 642 | 7.5% |
| Live Oak Elementary School | 593 | 563 | -5.1% |
| Prairie Elementary School | 580 | 653 | 12.6% |
| Broussard Middle School | 563 | 581 | 3.2% |
| Scott Middle School | 539 | 496 | -8% |
| Ossun Elementary School | 495 | 490 | -1% |
| Edgar Martin Middle School | 460 | 496 | 7.8% |
| J. W. Faulk Elementary School | 453 | 418 | -7.7% |
| Alice N. Boucher Elementary School | 435 | 422 | -3% |
| Judice Middle School | 430 | 480 | 11.6% |
| L. Leo Judice Elementary School | 363 | 361 | -0.6% |
| Acadian Middle School | 357 | 368 | 3.1% |
| Myrtle Place Elementary School | 354 | 367 | 3.7% |
| Lafayette Middle School | 345 | 352 | 2% |
| Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School | 326 | 284 | -12.9% |
| Truman Early Childhood Education Center | 321 | 417 | 29.9% |
| Early College Academy | 243 | 259 | 6.6% |
| Duson Elementary School | 232 | 212 | -8.6% |
| Edward J. Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette | 151 | 126 | -16.6% |
| Jcfa Lafayette | 59 | 59 | 0% |
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