North Acadiana News

There were 3,096 white students enrolled in Evangeline Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Evangeline Parish welcomed 5,513 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 56.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 11 schools in Evangeline Parish, Pine Prairie High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 690 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
Pine Prairie High School	88.5%	690
Bayou Chicot Elementary School	87.1%	548
W. W. Stewart Elementary School	76.9%	216
Basile High School	72.9%	318
Mamou Elementary School	55.2%	233
Mamou High School	51.6%	376
Vidrine Elementary School	50.8%	195
Chataignier Elementary School	47.3%	183
James Stephens Montessori School	33.9%	147
Ville Platte High School	24.6%	152
Ville Platte Elementary School	9.2%	38