Terrebonne Parish Education: 6,877 white students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By Houma-Thibodaux News

Nov 4, 2023

There were 6,877 white students enrolled in Terrebonne Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Terrebonne Parish welcomed 15,128 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 45.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 30 schools in Terrebonne Parish, H. L. Bourgeois High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 654 students.

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

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

Ethnicities in Terrebonne Parish in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Terrebonne Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of White students enrollment	Enrollment of White Students
Mulberry Elementary School	74.3%	551
Lacache Middle School	73.4%	218
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School	70.6%	254
Bourg Elementary School	70.2%	287
South Terrebonne High School	65.5%	568
Broadmoor Elementary School	61.6%	361
Bayou Black Elementary School	60.7%	102
Montegut Middle School	60.5%	287
H. L. Bourgeois High School	50.1%	654
School for Exceptional Children	50%	14
Dularge Elementary School	49.8%	149
Terrebonne High School	49.7%	640
Montegut Elementary School	49.3%	110
Lisa Park Elementary School	48.9%	276
Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School	47.5%	313
Oakshire Elementary School	46.6%	253
Houma Junior High School	45.4%	309
Evergreen Junior High School	44.9%	297
Gibson Elementary School	38.7%	58
Caldwell Middle School	35.9%	103
Schriever Elementary School	32.9%	153
Acadian Elementary School	29.9%	178
Oaklawn Junior High School	24.9%	138
Ellender Memorial High School	23.8%	195
Grand Caillou Elementary School	23.5%	91
Legion Park Elementary School	22.2%	64
Village East Elementary School	21%	73
Honduras Elementary School	18.9%	52
Grand Caillou Middle School	18.6%	58
Southdown Elementary School	14.4%	71