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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 7% of Lafourche Parish's student body in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Ernise S. Singleton Assistant Superintendent of Career & College Readiness at Louisiana Department of Education | LinkedIn

Dr. Ernise S. Singleton Assistant Superintendent of Career & College Readiness at Louisiana Department of Education | LinkedIn

There were 944 multiracial students enrolled in Lafourche Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.2% more 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, multiracial students comprised 7% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 31 schools within the parish, Central Lafourche High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 96 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.

Ethnicities in Lafourche Parish in 2023-24 School Year
White [59.4%]Black [19.3%]Hispanic [10.7%]multiracial [7%]Ethnicities <5% [3.7%]
Enrollment Demographics in Lafourche Parish Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of multiracial students enrollment Number of multiracial StudentsTotal Enrollment
Bayou Blue Elementary School12.1%58478
South Larose Elementary School10.6%38359
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School10.3%42407
Bayou Community Academy Charter School8.9%44495
North Larose Elementary School8.1%17210
St. Charles Elementary School8%21264
Larose-Cut Off Middle School7.9%35443
Lockport Lower Elementary School7.8%36463
Raceland Lower Elementary School7.8%27345
Central Lafourche High School7.7%961,244
Lockport Upper Elementary School7.6%27357
Bayou Boeuf Elementary School7.5%16214
Galliano Elementary School7.5%30401
Thibodaux Elementary School7.4%43585
Bayou Blue Middle School7.4%29390
South Lafourche High School7.3%731,001
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School7.3%9124
Cut Off Elementary School7.1%30425
South Thibodaux Elementary School6.8%25367
Raceland Upper Elementary School6.7%19284
Lockport Middle School6.2%22355
Virtual Academy of Lafourche6.1%29479
The Max Charter School6%6100
West Thibodaux Middle School5.4%35652
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School5.3%8151
Golden Meadow Middle School5%15302
Raceland Middle School5%15302
W. S. Lafargue Elementary School4.5%20440
Sixth Ward Middle School4.3%10235
Thibodaux High School4.3%571,335
Chackbay Elementary School3.1%11355

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