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Enrollment in Lafourche Parish School District schools decreased from previous year

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LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

The only school district in Lafourche Parish suffered declining enrollment in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 13,858 students in the halls of Lafourche Parish School District schools, 4.3% lower than the year before.

Enrollment in Lafourche Parish was steady compared to the state’s trend of decreasing enrollment.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51% of them were boys, and 49% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 61.4% of the Lafourche Parish School Districts total enrollment.

Lafourche Parish School District has a main office in Thibodaux and is the only school district within Lafourche Parish.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

Enrollment in Lafourche Parish Over 6 Years

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Enrollment in Lafourche Parish Districts Schools During 2021-22 School Year

SchoolTotal Enrollment in 2020-2021Total Enrollment in 2021-2022Total % 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%

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