Boys made up 50.7% of the parish student body, while the other 49.3% were girls.
Data also showed that Black students made up to 58.2% of the student body, the biggest percentage in St. Landry Parish schools, followed by 35.6% of White students, 3.7% of Hispanic students and 0.6% of Asian students.
Opelousas Senior High School had the highest enrolment among St. Landry Parish's schools in the 2021-22 cycle, welcoming 809 students.
In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
The majority of Louisiana students were identified as White and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021–2022 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2020-2021 | Total enrollment in 2021-2022 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opelousas Senior High School | 828 | 809 | -2.3% |
| Beau Chene High School | 758 | 786 | 3.7% |
| Eunice High School | 631 | 643 | 1.9% |
| Leonville Elementary School | 639 | 619 | -3.1% |
| Park Vista Elementary School | 663 | 608 | -8.3% |
| Lawtell Elementary School | 665 | 598 | -10.1% |
| Northwest High School | 596 | 559 | -6.2% |
| Cankton Elementary School | 535 | 536 | 0.2% |
| Grolee Elementary School | 520 | 496 | -4.6% |
| Opelousas Junior High School | 422 | 432 | 2.4% |
| Port Barre Elementary School | 427 | 423 | -0.9% |
| Sunset Elementary School | 391 | 405 | 3.6% |
| Port Barre High School | 396 | 402 | 1.5% |
| Northeast Elementary School | 436 | 335 | -23.2% |
| Central Middle School | 322 | 333 | 3.4% |
| Glendale Elementary School | 287 | 309 | 7.7% |
| Js Clark Leadership Academy | 248 | 303 | 22.2% |
| Port Barre Middle School | 337 | 302 | -10.4% |
| Eunice Junior High School | 307 | 296 | -3.6% |
| East Elementary School | 250 | 286 | 14.4% |
| Grand Coteau Elementary School | 308 | 286 | -7.1% |
| North Central High School | 270 | 279 | 3.3% |
| Creswell Middle School | 285 | 274 | -3.9% |
| Eunice Elementary School | 229 | 269 | 17.5% |
| South Street Elementary School | 290 | 264 | -9% |
| Grand Prairie Elementary School | 269 | 259 | -3.7% |
| Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts | 275 | 242 | -12% |
| Palmetto Elementary School | 245 | 235 | -4.1% |
| Krotz Springs Elementary School | 250 | 229 | -8.4% |
| Plaisance Elementary School | 182 | 213 | 17% |
| Arnaudville Elementary School | 230 | 205 | -10.9% |
| Highland Elementary School | 216 | 118 | -45.4% |
| Washington Elementary School | 139 | 104 | -25.2% |
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