South Louisiana News

There were 1,957 Black students enrolled in Vermilion Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% more 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, Black students comprised 18.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 23 schools in Vermilion Parish, Abbeville High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 287 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 Black students enrollment	Enrollment of Black Students
Williams Scholar Academy	86.1%	62
Eaton Park Elementary School	66.7%	284
James A. Herod Elementary School	64%	208
J. H. Williams Middle School	53.7%	251
Abbeville High School	53.3%	287
Leblanc Elementary School	25.4%	172
Seventh Ward Elementary School	15.2%	32
Kaplan Elementary School	14.7%	85
Rene A. Rost Middle School	13.3%	52
Delcambre High School	10.6%	54
Kaplan High School	10%	53
Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice	9.6%	79
Delcambre Elementary School	9.1%	45
North Vermilion Middle School	8.4%	53
North Vermilion High School	8.4%	69
Erath High School	7.9%	40
Erath Middle School	7.1%	38
Meaux Elementary School	6.9%	28
Gueydan High School	6.8%	15
Jesse Owens Elementary School	6.5%	13
Dozier Elementary School	4.6%	25
Indian Bayou Elementary School	4.1%	10
Forked Island/E. Broussard Elementary School	0.8%	2