North Acadiana News

There were 4,196 white students enrolled in Iberia Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Iberia Parish welcomed 10,194 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 41.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 21 schools in Iberia Parish, New Iberia Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 636 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

School name	% of White students enrollment	Enrollment of White Students
Loreauville Elementary School	77.4%	542
Loreauville High School	76.6%	419
North Lewis Elementary School	69.3%	339
Jefferson Island Road Elementary School	59.2%	263
Coteau Elementary School	54.8%	149
Caneview Elementary School	53.8%	285
Belle Place Middle School	52.8%	205
Belle Place Elementary School	52.6%	195
New Iberia Senior High School	48.3%	636
Daspit Road Elementary School	44.9%	209
Center Street Elementary School	44%	182
Iberia Middle School	36.6%	170
Magnolia Elementary School	27.7%	123
Westgate High School	27.4%	242
Anderson Middle School	18.2%	69
Sugarland Elementary School	12.3%	37
Park Elementary School	10.1%	27
Pesson Addition Elementary School	9.3%	36
Jeanerette Senior High School	7.4%	22
St. Charles Street Elementary School	6.2%	20
Johnston Hopkins Elementary School	5.1%	26