South Louisiana News

There were 3,037 Black students enrolled in St. Mary Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.9% 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, Black students comprised 37.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 22 schools in St. Mary Parish, Raintree Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 308 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
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School	85%	159
Raintree Elementary School	82.1%	308
W. P. Foster Elementary School	78%	188
Franklin Junior High School	77.9%	155
Lagrange Elementary School	77.7%	167
Franklin Senior High School	75.6%	217
West St. Mary High School	73.6%	240
Julia B. Maitland School	54.3%	113
Patterson High School	45.3%	194
Patterson Junior High School	44.3%	170
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School	40.7%	241
Centerville High School	31.7%	153
Wyandotte Elementary School	27.6%	93
Morgan City Junior High School	25.7%	118
M. E. Norman Elementary School	25.3%	88
V. B. Glencoe Charter School	21.5%	101
Morgan City High School	21.2%	147
Bayou Vista Elementary School	11.5%	38
Berwick Elementary School	10.7%	51
J. S. Aucoin Elementary School	9.1%	25
Berwick Junior High School	8.4%	31
Berwick High School	8.1%	40