River Parish News

There were 42 American Indian students enrolled in Ascension Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 14.3% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 31 schools within the parish, St. Amant High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of six 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 American Indian students enrollment	Number of American Indian Students	Total Enrollment
Lowery Elementary School	1%	3	298
Prairieville Middle School	0.5%	4	737
Lakeside Primary School	0.5%	4	816
Bluff Middle School	0.4%	2	569
Donaldsonville High School	0.3%	1	399
Galvez Middle School	0.3%	2	768
St. Amant High School	0.3%	7	2,339
Sorrento Primary School	0.3%	2	640
Sugar Mill Primary School	0.3%	2	576
Duplessis Primary School	0.2%	1	612
Dutchtown High School	0.2%	5	2,616
Dutchtown Primary School	0.2%	1	588
Pecan Grove Primary School	0.2%	1	658
Spanish Lake Primary School	0.2%	1	535
Bullion Primary School	0.2%	1	649
East Ascension High School	0.1%	2	2,061
Gonzales Middle School	0.1%	1	786
Lake Elementary School	0.1%	1	892
Central Middle School	0.1%	1	680
Prairieville Primary School	0.1%	1	880