Houma Thibodaux News

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Terrebonne Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 15,008 students attending Terrebonne Parish schools, 44.3% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 24.7% of Terrebonne Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Terrebonne Parish, representing 45.5% of the student body.

Grand Caillou Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 24.1% American Indian students, 23.8% Hispanic students, 22.8% white students, 15.7% Black students, 12.8% multiracial students, and 0.8% Asian students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 0.8% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021-22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Terrebonne High School	White	48.6%	1,295
H. L. Bourgeois High School	White	46.5%	1,275
South Terrebonne High School	White	63.4%	909
Ellender Memorial High School	Black	29.7%	821
Mulberry Elementary School	White	72.1%	768
Houma Junior High School	White	48.1%	694
Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School	White	47.1%	664
Evergreen Junior High School	White	44.6%	630
Acadian Elementary School	Black	33%	609
Broadmoor Elementary School	White	57.7%	593
Oakshire Elementary School	White	45.5%	589
Lisa Park Elementary School	White	45.5%	578
Oaklawn Junior High School	Black	36%	547
Southdown Elementary School	Black	57.6%	526
Montegut Middle School	White	59.8%	475
Schriever Elementary School	Black	42.6%	448
Grand Caillou Elementary School	American Indian	24.1%	382
Bourg Elementary School	White	69.5%	370
Village East Elementary School	Hispanic	37.3%	359
Upper Little Caillou Elementary School	White	71.9%	345
Grand Caillou Middle School	Hispanic	29.8%	289
Legion Park Elementary School	Black	43.6%	282
Dularge Elementary School	White	48.4%	277
Lacache Middle School	White	76%	262
Honduras Elementary School	Hispanic	34.9%	258
Caldwell Middle School	Black	45.6%	250
Montegut Elementary School	White	50.7%	203
Gibson Elementary School	Black	43.6%	149
Bayou Black Elementary School	White	55.1%	136
School for Exceptional Children	White	40%	25