There were 5,004 students enrolled in Evangeline Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9.2% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.1% of them were boys, and 47.9% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 57.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 36% Black students, 2.6% Hispanic students and 0.4% Asian students.
Pine Prairie High School had the highest enrolment among Evangeline Parish’s schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 769 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.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-2023 | Total enrollment in 2023-2024 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Prairie High School | 780 | 769 | -1.4% |
| Mamou High School | 728 | 427 | -41.3% |
| Bayou Chicot Elementary School | 629 | 671 | 6.7% |
| Ville Platte High School | 619 | 502 | -18.9% |
| Basile High School | 436 | 437 | 0.2% |
| James Stephens Montessori School | 433 | 469 | 8.3% |
| Mamou Elementary School | 422 | 368 | -12.8% |
| Ville Platte Elementary School | 414 | 334 | -19.3% |
| Chataignier Elementary School | 387 | 375 | -3.1% |
| Vidrine Elementary School | 384 | 350 | -8.9% |
| W. W. Stewart Elementary School | 281 | 302 | 7.5% |
