South Louisiana News

There were 8,338 students enrolled in St. Mary Parish schools in the 2021-22 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.8% of the parish student body, while the other 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that White students made up to 39.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in St. Mary Parish schools, followed by 37.9% of Black students, 14.5% of Hispanic students and 1.1% of Asian students.

Morgan City High School had the highest enrolment among St. Mary Parish's schools in the 2021-22 cycle, welcoming 665 students.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

The majority of Louisiana students were identified as White and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021–2022 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

School name	Total enrollment in 2020-2021	Total enrollment in 2021-2022	% change
Morgan City High School	661	665	0.6%
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School	580	598	3.1%
Morgan City Junior High School	501	516	3%
Centerville High School	535	497	-7.1%
Berwick High School	477	481	0.8%
Berwick Elementary School	493	480	-2.6%
V. B. Glencoe Charter School	409	432	5.6%
Patterson High School	428	422	-1.4%
Patterson Junior High School	456	405	-11.2%
Raintree Elementary School	413	396	-4.1%
Berwick Junior High School	380	388	2.1%
West St. Mary High School	356	357	0.3%
Wyandotte Elementary School	338	352	4.1%
Bayou Vista Elementary School	330	350	6.1%
M. E. Norman Elementary School	279	331	18.6%
Franklin Senior High School	281	277	-1.4%
J. S. Aucoin Elementary School	265	271	2.3%
W. P. Foster Elementary School	274	251	-8.4%
Julia B. Maitland School	251	241	-4%
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School	224	216	-3.6%
Lagrange Elementary School	201	208	3.5%
Franklin Junior High School	215	204	-5.1%