Terrebonne Parish Education: 3,741 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By Houma-Thibodaux News

Mar 18, 2024

There were 3,741 Black students enrolled in Terrebonne Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more 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, Black students comprised 24.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 30 schools in Terrebonne Parish, H. L. Bourgeois High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 377 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 Black students enrollment	Enrollment of Black Students
Southdown Elementary School	62.2%	306
Schriever Elementary School	46.5%	216
Legion Park Elementary School	43.8%	126
Gibson Elementary School	42.7%	64
Caldwell Middle School	41.1%	118
School for Exceptional Children	35.7%	10
Oaklawn Junior High School	35%	194
Acadian Elementary School	33.9%	202
Honduras Elementary School	33.5%	92
Ellender Memorial High School	30.6%	251
Evergreen Junior High School	29.8%	197
Terrebonne High School	29%	374
H. L. Bourgeois High School	28.9%	377
Village East Elementary School	28.8%	100
Houma Junior High School	27.2%	185
Lisa Park Elementary School	27%	152
Dularge Elementary School	24.7%	74
Oakshire Elementary School	24.5%	133
Grand Caillou Middle School	23.7%	74
Bayou Black Elementary School	20.2%	34
Broadmoor Elementary School	20.1%	118
Grand Caillou Elementary School	16%	62
Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School	14.7%	97
Mulberry Elementary School	8.5%	63
South Terrebonne High School	7.8%	68
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School	7.2%	26
Lacache Middle School	5.7%	17
Bourg Elementary School	1.7%	7
Montegut Elementary School	0.9%	2
Montegut Middle School	0.4%	2