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Lafourche Parish: 0.6% less students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | X

Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | X

There were 13,562 students enrolled in Lafourche Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 59.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 19.3% Black students, 10.7% Hispanic students and 2.8% American Indian students.

Thibodaux High School had the highest enrolment among Lafourche Parish's schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,335 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's education system ranked 49th in the U.S., only ahead of Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and student safety.

Enrollment in Lafourche Parish Schools Over 7 Years

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Breakdown Enrollment in Lafourche Parish Schools
School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-2023Total enrollment in 2023-2024% change
Thibodaux High School1,3441,335-0.7%
Central Lafourche High School1,2441,2440%
South Lafourche High School1,0121,001-1.1%
Thibodaux Elementary School590585-0.8%
Bayou Blue Elementary School496478-3.6%
Bayou Community Academy Charter School496495-0.2%
Larose-Cut Off Middle School472443-6.1%
Virtual Academy of Lafourche4694792.1%
Lockport Lower Elementary School4494633.1%
W. S. Lafargue Elementary School4334401.6%
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School422407-3.6%
Cut Off Elementary School4104253.7%
Bayou Blue Middle School409390-4.6%
West Thibodaux Middle School40265262.2%
Chackbay Elementary School388355-8.5%
Galliano Elementary School3704018.4%
Raceland Lower Elementary School370345-6.8%
Lockport Middle School368355-3.5%
South Larose Elementary School3503592.6%
Lockport Upper Elementary School3493572.3%
South Thibodaux Elementary School32636712.6%
Golden Meadow Middle School320302-5.6%
Raceland Upper Elementary School289284-1.7%
Raceland Middle School2863025.6%
St. Charles Elementary School2592641.9%
Sixth Ward Middle School251235-6.4%
North Larose Elementary School227210-7.5%
Bayou Boeuf Elementary School220214-2.7%
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School160151-5.6%
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School140124-11.4%
the Max Charter School102100-2%

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