Houma Thibodaux News

There were 1,869 Hispanic students enrolled in Terrebonne Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.8% 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, Hispanic students comprised 12.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 30 schools in Terrebonne Parish, Ellender Memorial High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 192 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.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrollment	Enrollment of Hispanic Students
Village East Elementary School	36.9%	128
Honduras Elementary School	33.8%	93
Oaklawn Junior High School	27.8%	154
Grand Caillou Middle School	25.6%	80
Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School	24%	158
Ellender Memorial High School	23.4%	192
Grand Caillou Elementary School	22.2%	86
Acadian Elementary School	19.3%	115
Legion Park Elementary School	19.1%	55
Oakshire Elementary School	11.2%	61
Southdown Elementary School	11%	54
Evergreen Junior High School	11%	73
School for Exceptional Children	10.7%	3
Houma Junior High School	10.7%	73
H. L. Bourgeois High School	10.6%	138
Caldwell Middle School	8.7%	25
Lisa Park Elementary School	7.6%	43
Schriever Elementary School	7.5%	35
Terrebonne High School	7.3%	94
Bourg Elementary School	7.3%	30
Gibson Elementary School	6.7%	10
Bayou Black Elementary School	6%	10
South Terrebonne High School	5.5%	48
Broadmoor Elementary School	5.5%	32
Montegut Elementary School	4.9%	11
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School	3.9%	14
Montegut Middle School	3.6%	17
Mulberry Elementary School	3.6%	27
Dularge Elementary School	2%	6
Lacache Middle School	1.3%	4