South Louisiana News

There were 3,166 white students enrolled in St. Mary Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Mary Parish welcomed 8,177 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 38.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 22 schools in St. Mary Parish, Berwick High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 360 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
Berwick High School	73.2%	360
Berwick Junior High School	70.1%	260
Berwick Elementary School	64.2%	306
V. B. Glencoe Charter School	61.1%	287
Bayou Vista Elementary School	59.8%	198
Centerville High School	54%	261
Patterson High School	41.1%	176
Morgan City High School	41%	284
M. E. Norman Elementary School	39.4%	137
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School	38.3%	227
Patterson Junior High School	37%	142
Wyandotte Elementary School	30.9%	104
Morgan City Junior High School	26.5%	122
Julia B. Maitland School	19.2%	40
W. P. Foster Elementary School	16.2%	39
West St. Mary High School	15.6%	51
Franklin Senior High School	13.2%	38
J. S. Aucoin Elementary School	12%	33
Raintree Elementary School	11.2%	42
Lagrange Elementary School	11.2%	24
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School	10.2%	19
Franklin Junior High School	8%	16