Houma Thibodaux News

There were 168 Asian students enrolled in Terrebonne Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% 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, Asian students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 30 schools in Terrebonne Parish, Mulberry Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 26 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 Asian students enrollment	Enrollment of Asian Students
Mulberry Elementary School	3.5%	26
Oakshire Elementary School	3.1%	17
Broadmoor Elementary School	1.7%	10
Caldwell Middle School	1.7%	5
Terrebonne High School	1.5%	19
Ellender Memorial High School	1.5%	12
Village East Elementary School	1.4%	5
Evergreen Junior High School	1.4%	9
H. L. Bourgeois High School	1.3%	17
Grand Caillou Elementary School	1.3%	5
Oaklawn Junior High School	1.3%	7
Houma Junior High School	1.2%	8
Acadian Elementary School	0.8%	5
Honduras Elementary School	0.7%	2
South Terrebonne High School	0.7%	6
Grand Caillou Middle School	0.6%	2
Bayou Black Elementary School	0.6%	1
Schriever Elementary School	0.6%	3
Lisa Park Elementary School	0.5%	3
Southdown Elementary School	0.4%	2
Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School	0.3%	2
Lacache Middle School	0.3%	1
Montegut Middle School	0.2%	1