River Parish News

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Ascension Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 24,068 students attending Ascension Parish schools, 50.1% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 31.3% of Ascension Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Ascension Parish, representing 51% of the student body.

Sugar Mill Primary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 34% white students, 31.3% Black students, 28.3% Hispanic students, 4% multiracial students, 1.6% Asian students, 0.5% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.3% American Indian students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 0.3% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021-22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Dutchtown High School	White	64.3%	2,616
St. Amant High School	White	67.6%	2,339
East Ascension High School	Black	47.8%	2,061
Lake Elementary School	White	86.5%	892
Prairieville Primary School	White	66.7%	880
Galvez Primary School	White	60.1%	822
Lakeside Primary School	White	59.9%	816
Gonzales Middle School	Black	60.4%	786
Galvez Middle School	White	62.2%	768
Prairieville Middle School	White	68%	737
Central Middle School	White	45.6%	680
Pecan Grove Primary School	Black	48.5%	658
Bullion Primary School	White	59%	649
Oak Grove Primary School	White	66.8%	642
Sorrento Primary School	Black	43.1%	640
G. W. Carver Primary School	Black	61.6%	630
Duplessis Primary School	White	38.2%	612
St. Amant Primary School	White	80.5%	604
Dutchtown Primary School	White	49.7%	588
Sugar Mill Primary School	White	34%	576
Dutchtown Middle School	White	54.2%	574
Bluff Middle School	White	60.1%	569
Bluff Ridge Primary School	White	60.8%	548
Spanish Lake Primary School	White	52.7%	535
St. Amant Middle School	White	61.1%	517
Gonzales Primary School	Black	57.7%	504
Central Primary School	White	57.1%	473
Donaldsonville High School	Black	93.2%	399
Donaldsonville Primary School	Black	89.5%	382
Lowery Elementary School	Black	91.3%	298
Lowery Middle School	Black	94.1%	273