River Parish News

There were 131 multiracial students enrolled in St. John the Baptist Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.4% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that St. John the Baptist Parish welcomed 4,980 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.6% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 10 schools in St. John the Baptist Parish, East St. John High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 26 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 Multiple Races (Non-Hispanic) students enrollment	Enrollment of Multiple Races (Non-Hispanic) Students
John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary School	5.8%	21
Emily C. Watkins Elementary School	5.4%	25
Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet School.	5%	16
East St. John Preparatory Academy	3.6%	13
East St. John High School	2.1%	26
Fifth Ward Elementary School	1.8%	6
Laplace Elementary School	1.5%	11
Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School	1.2%	9
West St. John High School	1%	2
West St. John Elementary School (K-7)	0.8%	2