South Louisiana News

In the 2022-23 school year, 50.7% of students enrolled in St. Mary Parish schools were male, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 8,177 students in the halls of St. Mary Parish schools, comprising 4,146 male students (50.7%) and 4,031 female pupils (49.3%).

During the previous school year, St. Mary Parish’s student body consisted of 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

Across the state, 51.1% of students were male and 48.9% were female.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.

School name	Male %	Female %	Total Students Enrolled
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School	57.2%	42.8%	187
Bayou Vista Elementary School	48.6%	51.4%	331
Berwick Elementary School	52.2%	47.8%	477
Berwick High School	49.2%	50.8%	492
Berwick Junior High School	48.8%	51.2%	371
Centerville High School	51.1%	48.9%	483
Franklin Junior High School	57.8%	42.2%	199
Franklin Senior High School	53.3%	46.7%	287
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School	49.8%	50.2%	592
J. S. Aucoin Elementary School	52.6%	47.4%	274
Julia B. Maitland School	45.2%	54.8%	208
Lagrange Elementary School	59.1%	40.9%	215
M. E. Norman Elementary School	49.4%	50.6%	348
Morgan City High School	51%	49%	692
Morgan City Junior High School	47.4%	52.6%	460
Patterson High School	52.3%	47.7%	428
Patterson Junior High School	52.1%	47.9%	384
Raintree Elementary School	52.5%	47.5%	375
V. B. Glencoe Charter School	46%	54%	470
W. P. Foster Elementary School	48.5%	51.5%	241
West St. Mary High School	47.9%	52.1%	326
Wyandotte Elementary School	53.4%	46.6%	337