Dr. Ernise S. Singleton Assistant Superintendent of Career & College Readiness at Louisiana Department of Education | LinkedIn
Dr. Ernise S. Singleton Assistant Superintendent of Career & College Readiness at Louisiana Department of Education | LinkedIn
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.7% of them were boys, and 49.3% were girls.
Data also showed that Black students made up 57.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 34.8% white students, 4.7% Hispanic students and 0.5% Asian students.
Beau Chene High School had the highest enrolment among St. Landry Parish's schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 774 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Chene High School | 792 | 774 | -2.3% |
| Opelousas Senior High School | 744 | 695 | -6.6% |
| Lawtell Elementary School | 637 | 615 | -3.5% |
| Leonville Elementary School | 616 | 629 | 2.1% |
| Eunice High School | 609 | 606 | -0.5% |
| Park Vista Elementary School | 554 | 524 | -5.4% |
| Cankton Elementary School | 537 | 489 | -8.9% |
| Northwest High School | 530 | 554 | 4.5% |
| Grolee Elementary School | 441 | 426 | -3.4% |
| Port Barre Elementary School | 428 | 432 | 0.9% |
| Opelousas Junior High School | 413 | 375 | -9.2% |
| Sunset Elementary School | 381 | 370 | -2.9% |
| Port Barre High School | 378 | 371 | -1.9% |
| Js Clark Leadership Academy | 329 | 390 | 18.5% |
| Eunice Junior High School | 320 | 307 | -4.1% |
| Central Middle School | 310 | 252 | -18.7% |
| Glendale Elementary School | 303 | 274 | -9.6% |
| North Central High School | 298 | 244 | -18.1% |
| Northeast Elementary School | 297 | 260 | -12.5% |
| Port Barre Middle School | 290 | 287 | -1% |
| Grand Coteau Elementary School | 267 | 256 | -4.1% |
| East Elementary School | 264 | 299 | 13.3% |
| St. Landry Charter School | 261 | 292 | 11.9% |
| Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts | 255 | 287 | 12.5% |
| Grand Prairie Elementary School | 245 | 258 | 5.3% |
| Eunice Elementary School | 239 | 194 | -18.8% |
| South Street Elementary School | 228 | 178 | -21.9% |
| Creswell Middle School | 228 | 196 | -14% |
| Krotz Springs Elementary School | 220 | 231 | 5% |
| Palmetto Elementary School | 217 | 236 | 8.8% |
| Plaisance Elementary School | 209 | 198 | -5.3% |
| Arnaudville Elementary School | 173 | 179 | 3.5% |
| Highland Elementary School | 144 | 115 | -20.1% |
| Washington Elementary School | 118 | 117 | -0.8% |
| Ecole Saint-Landry | 103 | 171 | 66% |
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