River Parish News

There were 12,050 white students enrolled in Ascension Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Ascension Parish welcomed 24,068 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 50.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 31 schools within the parish, Dutchtown High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,682 students.

Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, according to a WalletHub analysis. The state was ranked 47th overall, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

School name	% of white students enrollment	Number of white Students	Total Enrollment
Lake Elementary School	86.5%	772	892
St. Amant Primary School	80.5%	486	604
Prairieville Middle School	68%	501	737
St. Amant High School	67.6%	1,581	2,339
Oak Grove Primary School	66.8%	429	642
Prairieville Primary School	66.7%	587	880
Dutchtown High School	64.3%	1,682	2,616
Galvez Middle School	62.2%	478	768
St. Amant Middle School	61.1%	316	517
Bluff Ridge Primary School	60.8%	333	548
Bluff Middle School	60.1%	342	569
Galvez Primary School	60.1%	494	822
Lakeside Primary School	59.9%	489	816
Bullion Primary School	59%	383	649
Central Primary School	57.1%	270	473
Dutchtown Middle School	54.2%	311	574
Spanish Lake Primary School	52.7%	282	535
Dutchtown Primary School	49.7%	292	588
Central Middle School	45.6%	310	680
Sorrento Primary School	41.2%	264	640
Duplessis Primary School	38.2%	234	612
Sugar Mill Primary School	34%	196	576
East Ascension High School	30.3%	624	2,061
Gonzales Primary School	15.3%	77	504
G. W. Carver Primary School	14.6%	92	630
Pecan Grove Primary School	14.3%	94	658
Gonzales Middle School	12.6%	99	786
Lowery Elementary School	3%	9	298
Donaldsonville High School	2.3%	9	399
Donaldsonville Primary School	2.1%	8	382
Lowery Middle School	1.8%	5	273