South Louisiana News

There were 1,273 Hispanic students enrolled in St. Mary Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.4% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 15.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 22 schools in St. Mary Parish, Morgan City High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 207 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 Hispanic students enrollment	Enrollment of Hispanic Students
J. S. Aucoin Elementary School	73%	200
Morgan City Junior High School	42%	193
Wyandotte Elementary School	33.2%	112
Morgan City High School	29.9%	207
M. E. Norman Elementary School	28.7%	100
Bayou Vista Elementary School	22.1%	73
Julia B. Maitland School	19.2%	40
Berwick Elementary School	13.2%	63
Berwick Junior High School	12.7%	47
Berwick High School	11.2%	55
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School	7.8%	46
Patterson Junior High School	7.3%	28
V. B. Glencoe Charter School	5.3%	25
Lagrange Elementary School	4.7%	10
Franklin Senior High School	4.5%	13
Patterson High School	4.4%	19
Centerville High School	4.1%	20
Franklin Junior High School	3.5%	7
West St. Mary High School	2.5%	8
W. P. Foster Elementary School	1.7%	4
Raintree Elementary School	0.5%	2
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School	0.5%	1