North Acadiana News

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Evangeline Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 5,004 students attending Evangeline Parish schools, 57.4% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 36% of Evangeline Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Evangeline Parish, representing 56.2% of the student body.

Mamou Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 55.4% white students, 34.2% Black students, 6.8% multiracial students, 2.7% Hispanic students, and 0.8% Asian students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 9.2% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021-22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Pine Prairie High School	White	90%	769
Bayou Chicot Elementary School	White	87.2%	671
Ville Platte High School	Black	71.1%	502
James Stephens Montessori School	Black	62.5%	469
Basile High School	White	72.8%	437
Mamou High School	White	50.4%	427
Chataignier Elementary School	Black	46.9%	375
Mamou Elementary School	White	55.4%	368
Vidrine Elementary School	White	46.6%	350
Ville Platte Elementary School	Black	86.5%	334
W. W. Stewart Elementary School	White	73.8%	302