Houma Thibodaux News

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

Of the 13,562 students attending Lafourche Parish schools, 59.4% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 19.3% of Lafourche Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Lafourche Parish, representing 60.3% of the student body.

Raceland Lower Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 45.2% white students, 38% Black students, 7.8% multiracial students, 7.5% Hispanic students, and 1.4% American Indian students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 0.6% 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
Thibodaux High School	White	52.7%	1,335
Central Lafourche High School	White	65.1%	1,244
South Lafourche High School	White	63.9%	1,001
West Thibodaux Middle School	Black	53.1%	652
Thibodaux Elementary School	Black	59.5%	585
Bayou Community Academy Charter School	White	72.9%	495
Virtual Academy of Lafourche	White	74.1%	479
Bayou Blue Elementary School	White	62.6%	478
Lockport Lower Elementary School	White	76.7%	463
Larose-Cut Off Middle School	White	67.5%	443
W. S. Lafargue Elementary School	Black	58.2%	440
Cut Off Elementary School	White	65.9%	425
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School	White	57.2%	407
Galliano Elementary School	White	55.6%	401
Bayou Blue Middle School	White	60.8%	390
South Thibodaux Elementary School	Black	58.6%	367
South Larose Elementary School	White	63.2%	359
Lockport Upper Elementary School	White	76.2%	357
Chackbay Elementary School	White	86.5%	355
Lockport Middle School	White	81.4%	355
Raceland Lower Elementary School	White	45.2%	345
Golden Meadow Middle School	White	60.6%	302
Raceland Middle School	White	47.4%	302
Raceland Upper Elementary School	White	48.6%	284
St. Charles Elementary School	White	63.3%	264
Sixth Ward Middle School	White	87.2%	235
Bayou Boeuf Elementary School	White	85.5%	214
North Larose Elementary School	White	71%	210
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School	White	65.6%	151
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School	White	64.5%	124
the Max Charter School	White	77%	100