River Parish News

There were 321 Asian students enrolled in Ascension Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% 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, Asian students comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 31 schools within the parish, Dutchtown High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 71 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 Asian students enrollment	Number of Asian Students	Total Enrollment
Bullion Primary School	6.9%	45	649
Bluff Middle School	4%	23	569
Spanish Lake Primary School	3.4%	18	535
Bluff Ridge Primary School	2.7%	15	548
Dutchtown High School	2.7%	71	2,616
Oak Grove Primary School	2.6%	17	642
Prairieville Middle School	2.2%	16	737
Sugar Mill Primary School	1.6%	9	576
Dutchtown Middle School	1.6%	9	574
Prairieville Primary School	1.5%	13	880
Dutchtown Primary School	1.2%	7	588
G. W. Carver Primary School	1%	6	630
Galvez Middle School	1%	8	768
Central Middle School	1%	7	680
Lakeside Primary School	1%	8	816
East Ascension High School	0.7%	14	2,061
Duplessis Primary School	0.7%	4	612
St. Amant Middle School	0.6%	3	517
Sorrento Primary School	0.5%	3	640
St. Amant High School	0.5%	12	2,339
Pecan Grove Primary School	0.5%	3	658
Gonzales Middle School	0.4%	3	786
Lake Elementary School	0.4%	4	892
Galvez Primary School	0.2%	2	822
St. Amant Primary School	0.2%	1	604