River Parish News

In the 2022-23 school year, 51.3% of students enrolled in Ascension Parish schools were male, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 23,988 students in the halls of Ascension Parish schools, comprising 12,306 male students (51.3%) and 11,682 female pupils (48.7%).

During the previous school year, Ascension Parish’s student body consisted of 51.4% male and 48.6% female.

Across the state, 51.1% of students were male and 48.9% were female.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.

School name	Male %	Female %	Total Students Enrolled
Bluff Middle School	53.6%	46.4%	605
Bluff Ridge Primary School	47.9%	52.1%	537
Bullion Primary School	52.3%	47.7%	640
Central Middle School	49.7%	50.3%	704
Central Primary School	51%	49%	463
Donaldsonville High School	53.3%	46.7%	405
Donaldsonville Primary School	50.9%	49.1%	436
Duplessis Primary School	51.6%	48.4%	618
Dutchtown High School	50.9%	49.1%	2,501
Dutchtown Middle School	50.2%	49.8%	622
Dutchtown Primary School	51.1%	48.9%	589
East Ascension High School	53%	47%	1,964
G. W. Carver Primary School	52.6%	47.4%	660
Galvez Middle School	52.8%	47.2%	775
Galvez Primary School	49.2%	50.8%	833
Gonzales Middle School	51.5%	48.5%	755
Gonzales Primary School	54.6%	45.4%	533
Lake Elementary School	50.5%	49.5%	930
Lakeside Primary School	52.1%	47.9%	843
Lowery Elementary School	49.5%	50.5%	297
Lowery Middle School	47.5%	52.5%	282
Oak Grove Primary School	50.2%	49.8%	630
Pecan Grove Primary School	52.7%	47.3%	645
Prairieville Middle School	52.4%	47.6%	733
Prairieville Primary School	49.2%	50.8%	861
Sorrento Primary School	52%	48%	638
Spanish Lake Primary School	52.4%	47.6%	534
St. Amant High School	49.8%	50.2%	2,318
St. Amant Middle School	53.9%	46.1%	523
St. Amant Primary School	53.8%	46.2%	571
Sugar Mill Primary School	50.5%	49.5%	543