LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education
LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education
Data showed that St. James Parish welcomed 3,416 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 36.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.
Among the six schools in St. James Parish, Lutcher High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 509 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lutcher High School | 51.6% | 509 |
| Gramercy Elementary School | 46.7% | 179 |
| Paulina Elementary School | 38.8% | 299 |
| St. James High School | 21.9% | 132 |
| Vacherie Elementary School | 19% | 72 |
| Sixth Ward Elementary School | 16.8% | 50 |
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