River Parish News

There were 18 Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students enrolled in Ascension Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.3% less 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, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 31 schools in Ascension Parish, East Ascension High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five 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 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students enrollment	Enrollment of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Students
East Ascension High School	0.3%	6
St. Amant Middle School	0.2%	1
Dutchtown High School	0.2%	5
Lake Elementary School	0.2%	2
Dutchtown Primary School	0.2%	1
Central Primary School	0.2%	1
Bullion Primary School	0.2%	1
Bluff Middle School	0.2%	1
St. Amant High School	0.1%	2