Houma Thibodaux News

There were 8,057 white students enrolled in Lafourche Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Lafourche Parish welcomed 13,562 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 59.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 31 schools within the parish, Central Lafourche High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 810 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, ranking second-to-last behind Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and teacher-student ratios.

School name	% of white students enrollment	Number of white Students	Total Enrollment
Sixth Ward Middle School	87.2%	205	235
Chackbay Elementary School	86.5%	307	355
Bayou Boeuf Elementary School	85.5%	183	214
Lockport Middle School	81.4%	289	355
The Max Charter School	77%	77	100
Lockport Lower Elementary School	76.7%	355	463
Lockport Upper Elementary School	76.2%	272	357
Virtual Academy of Lafourche	74.1%	355	479
Bayou Community Academy Charter School	72.9%	361	495
North Larose Elementary School	71%	149	210
Larose-Cut Off Middle School	67.5%	299	443
Cut Off Elementary School	65.9%	280	425
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School	65.6%	99	151
Central Lafourche High School	65.1%	810	1,244
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School	64.5%	80	124
South Lafourche High School	63.9%	640	1,001
St. Charles Elementary School	63.3%	167	264
South Larose Elementary School	63.2%	227	359
Bayou Blue Elementary School	62.6%	299	478
Bayou Blue Middle School	60.8%	237	390
Golden Meadow Middle School	60.6%	183	302
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School	57.2%	233	407
Galliano Elementary School	55.6%	223	401
Thibodaux High School	52.7%	704	1,335
Raceland Upper Elementary School	48.6%	138	284
Raceland Middle School	47.4%	143	302
Raceland Lower Elementary School	45.2%	156	345
West Thibodaux Middle School	31.7%	207	652
W. S. Lafargue Elementary School	28.9%	127	440
Thibodaux Elementary School	27.4%	160	585
South Thibodaux Elementary School	25.1%	92	367