River Parish News

There were 23,739 students enrolled in Ascension Parish schools in the 2021-22 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.4% of the parish student body, while the other 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that White students made up to 52.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Ascension Parish schools, followed by 31.4% of Black students, 11.1% of Hispanic students and 1.3% of Asian students.

Dutchtown High School had the highest enrolment among Ascension Parish's schools in the 2021-22 cycle, welcoming 2,485 students.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

The majority of Louisiana students were identified as White and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021–2022 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

School name	Total enrollment in 2020-2021	Total enrollment in 2021-2022	% change
Dutchtown High School	2,399	2,485	3.6%
St. Amant High School	2,211	2,211	0%
East Ascension High School	1,870	1,899	1.6%
Lake Elementary School	948	925	-2.4%
Prairieville Primary School	854	857	0.4%
Galvez Primary School	849	836	-1.5%
Lakeside Primary School	738	788	6.8%
Galvez Middle School	756	761	0.7%
Gonzales Middle School	725	754	4%
Central Middle School	752	730	-2.9%
Prairieville Middle School	675	675	0%
Dutchtown Middle School	683	659	-3.5%
G. W. Carver Primary School	638	644	0.9%
Oak Grove Primary School	610	641	5.1%
Bullion Primary School	601	632	5.2%
Duplessis Primary School	756	630	-16.7%
Dutchtown Primary School	608	609	0.2%
Pecan Grove Primary School	579	602	4%
Sorrento Primary School	561	594	5.9%
Spanish Lake Primary School	551	575	4.4%
Bluff Middle School	600	574	-4.3%
St. Amant Middle School	612	572	-6.5%
St. Amant Primary School	534	568	6.4%
Bluff Ridge Primary School	544	556	2.2%
Gonzales Primary School	490	511	4.3%
Donaldsonville Primary School	445	459	3.1%
Donaldsonville High School	440	448	1.8%
Central Primary School	740	442	-40.3%
Lowery Elementary School	319	322	0.9%
Lowery Middle School	308	284	-7.8%