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Lafourche Parish Education: 13,878 students were enrolled in 2021-22

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There were 13,878 students enrolled in Lafourche Parish schools in the 2021-22 school year, 4.4% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Boys made up 51% of the parish student body, while the other 49% were girls.

Data also showed that White students made up to 61.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Lafourche Parish schools, followed by 18.9% of Black students, 9.2% of Hispanic students and 3% of American Indian students.

Thibodaux High School had the highest enrolment among Lafourche Parish's schools in the 2021-22 cycle, welcoming 1,356 students.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

The majority of Louisiana students were identified as White and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021–2022 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

Enrollment in Lafourche Parish Schools
School nameTotal enrollment in 2020-2021Total enrollment in 2021-2022% change
Thibodaux High School1,3611,356-0.4%
Central Lafourche High School1,3441,281-4.7%
South Lafourche High School1,0551,033-2.1%
Thibodaux Elementary School644580-9.9%
Larose-Cut Off Middle School546519-4.9%
Bayou Blue Elementary School4935154.5%
Bayou Community Academy Charter School4924940.4%
Virtual Academy of Lafourche490469-4.3%
Lockport Lower Elementary School462452-2.2%
Cut Off Elementary School452439-2.9%
W. S. Lafargue Elementary School39343811.5%
West Thibodaux Middle School438416-5%
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School425403-5.2%
Chackbay Elementary School3894033.6%
Bayou Blue Middle School403399-1%
Lockport Middle School392371-5.4%
Raceland Lower Elementary School405366-9.6%
Galliano Elementary School397348-12.3%
South Larose Elementary School393341-13.2%
South Thibodaux Elementary School3403400%
Golden Meadow Middle School403337-16.4%
Lockport Upper Elementary School347334-3.7%
Raceland Middle School323305-5.6%
Raceland Upper Elementary School321282-12.1%
Sixth Ward Middle School281265-5.7%
East Thibodaux Middle School282250-11.3%
St. Charles Elementary School254249-2%
North Larose Elementary School270245-9.3%
Bayou Boeuf Elementary School225198-12%
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School199169-15.1%
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School173168-2.9%
the Max Charter School120113-5.8%

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