South Louisiana News

There were 7,216 white students enrolled in Vermilion Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Vermilion Parish welcomed 10,405 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 69.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 23 schools in Vermilion Parish, North Vermilion High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 693 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

School name	% of White students enrollment	Enrollment of White Students
Forked Island/E. Broussard Elementary School	94.8%	238
Indian Bayou Elementary School	91%	222
Gueydan High School	88.7%	196
Jesse Owens Elementary School	87.4%	174
Dozier Elementary School	86.9%	476
Meaux Elementary School	85.7%	347
North Vermilion High School	84.3%	693
North Vermilion Middle School	84%	530
Erath High School	83.7%	425
Erath Middle School	83.3%	444
Kaplan High School	82.7%	440
Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice	77.5%	639
Rene A. Rost Middle School	75.4%	295
Delcambre High School	73.9%	376
Delcambre Elementary School	72.2%	355
Kaplan Elementary School	69.6%	402
Seventh Ward Elementary School	61.9%	130
Leblanc Elementary School	60.9%	413
J. H. Williams Middle School	28.1%	131
Abbeville High School	26.2%	141
James A. Herod Elementary School	19.7%	64
Eaton Park Elementary School	18.8%	80
Williams Scholar Academy	6.9%	5