How many Hispanic students were enrolled in Ascension Parish schools in 2022-23 school year?

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By River Parish News

Apr 1, 2024

There were 2,845 Hispanic students enrolled in Ascension Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.9% 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, Hispanic students comprised 11.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 31 schools in Ascension Parish, East Ascension High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 336 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 Hispanic students enrollment	Enrollment of Hispanic Students
Pecan Grove Primary School	28.2%	182
Sugar Mill Primary School	26.2%	142
Gonzales Primary School	22.7%	121
Gonzales Middle School	21.5%	162
G. W. Carver Primary School	18.5%	122
Central Primary School	18.4%	85
East Ascension High School	17.1%	336
Duplessis Primary School	16.7%	103
Central Middle School	16.3%	115
Spanish Lake Primary School	14.8%	79
Oak Grove Primary School	14.3%	90
Lakeside Primary School	13.5%	114
Galvez Primary School	12.4%	103
Dutchtown Primary School	11.4%	67
Prairieville Primary School	10.7%	92
Dutchtown Middle School	9.5%	59
Prairieville Middle School	9.5%	70
St. Amant Primary School	9.5%	54
Galvez Middle School	9.4%	73
Bluff Ridge Primary School	9.1%	49
Sorrento Primary School	8.3%	53
St. Amant High School	8.1%	188
Bullion Primary School	7.8%	50
St. Amant Middle School	7.5%	39
Dutchtown High School	7%	175
Bluff Middle School	6.3%	38
Lake Elementary School	4.9%	46
Donaldsonville Primary School	3.2%	14
Lowery Middle School	3.2%	9
Lowery Elementary School	2.7%	8
Donaldsonville High School	1.5%	6