Ascension Parish Education: 7,574 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By River Parish News

Mar 18, 2024

There were 7,574 Black students enrolled in Ascension Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Ascension Parish welcomed 23,988 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 31.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 31 schools in Ascension Parish, East Ascension High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 931 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.

Ethnicities in Ascension Parish in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Ascension Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Black students enrollment	Enrollment of Black Students
Donaldsonville Primary School	94.5%	412
Donaldsonville High School	94.1%	381
Lowery Elementary School	93.9%	279
Lowery Middle School	93.6%	264
Gonzales Middle School	61.2%	462
G. W. Carver Primary School	60.2%	397
Gonzales Primary School	55.2%	294
Pecan Grove Primary School	49%	316
East Ascension High School	47.4%	931
Sorrento Primary School	44.8%	286
Duplessis Primary School	38.2%	236
Sugar Mill Primary School	32.2%	175
Central Middle School	31.1%	219
St. Amant Middle School	28.5%	149
Dutchtown Middle School	27.2%	169
Dutchtown Primary School	27%	159
Spanish Lake Primary School	25.3%	135
Dutchtown High School	22.4%	560
Bullion Primary School	21.7%	139
Bluff Middle School	21.5%	130
Bluff Ridge Primary School	21%	113
Galvez Middle School	20.5%	159
St. Amant High School	19.4%	450
Galvez Primary School	19.3%	161
Lakeside Primary School	18.1%	153
Prairieville Primary School	15.7%	135
Prairieville Middle School	15.1%	111
Central Primary School	14.7%	68
Oak Grove Primary School	10.6%	67
St. Amant Primary School	5.8%	33
Lake Elementary School	3.4%	32