There were 24,068 students enrolled in Ascension Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.7% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 50.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 31.3% Black students, 12.7% Hispanic students and 1.3% Asian students.
Dutchtown High School had the highest enrolment among Ascension Parish’s schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 2,616 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutchtown High School | 2,501 | 2,616 | 4.6% |
| St. Amant High School | 2,318 | 2,339 | 0.9% |
| East Ascension High School | 1,964 | 2,061 | 4.9% |
| Lake Elementary School | 930 | 892 | -4.1% |
| Prairieville Primary School | 861 | 880 | 2.2% |
| Lakeside Primary School | 843 | 816 | -3.2% |
| Galvez Primary School | 833 | 822 | -1.3% |
| Galvez Middle School | 775 | 768 | -0.9% |
| Gonzales Middle School | 755 | 786 | 4.1% |
| Prairieville Middle School | 733 | 737 | 0.5% |
| Central Middle School | 704 | 680 | -3.4% |
| G. W. Carver Primary School | 660 | 630 | -4.5% |
| Pecan Grove Primary School | 645 | 658 | 2% |
| Bullion Primary School | 640 | 649 | 1.4% |
| Sorrento Primary School | 638 | 640 | 0.3% |
| Oak Grove Primary School | 630 | 642 | 1.9% |
| Dutchtown Middle School | 622 | 574 | -7.7% |
| Duplessis Primary School | 618 | 612 | -1% |
| Bluff Middle School | 605 | 569 | -6% |
| Dutchtown Primary School | 589 | 588 | -0.2% |
| St. Amant Primary School | 571 | 604 | 5.8% |
| Sugar Mill Primary School | 543 | 576 | 6.1% |
| Bluff Ridge Primary School | 537 | 548 | 2% |
| Spanish Lake Primary School | 534 | 535 | 0.2% |
| Gonzales Primary School | 533 | 504 | -5.4% |
| St. Amant Middle School | 523 | 517 | -1.1% |
| Central Primary School | 463 | 473 | 2.2% |
| Donaldsonville Primary School | 436 | 382 | -12.4% |
| Donaldsonville High School | 405 | 399 | -1.5% |
| Lowery Elementary School | 297 | 298 | 0.3% |
| Lowery Middle School | 282 | 273 | -3.2% |
