South Louisiana News

There were 6,988 white students enrolled in Vermilion Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.2% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Vermilion Parish welcomed 10,179 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 68.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 22 schools within the parish, North Vermilion High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 664 students.

Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, according to a WalletHub analysis. The state was ranked 47th overall, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

School name	% of white students enrollment	Number of white Students	Total Enrollment
Forked Island/E. Broussard Elementary School	94%	233	248
Indian Bayou Elementary School	92%	218	237
Gueydan High School	91%	183	201
Dozier Elementary School	86.6%	491	567
Jesse Owens Elementary School	85.3%	163	191
North Vermilion High School	83%	664	800
Kaplan High School	82.9%	436	526
North Vermilion Middle School	82.8%	538	650
Erath High School	82.3%	418	508
Meaux Elementary School	81.3%	335	412
Erath Middle School	80.4%	410	510
Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice	76.3%	624	818
Delcambre High School	75.2%	349	464
Rene A. Rost Middle School	72.2%	278	385
Delcambre Elementary School	72%	350	486
Kaplan Elementary School	69.4%	397	572
Leblanc Elementary School	59.2%	385	650
Seventh Ward Elementary School	56.2%	117	208
J. H. Williams Middle School	25.7%	116	451
Abbeville High School	23.3%	130	559
James A. Herod Elementary School	22.5%	73	325
Eaton Park Elementary School	19.5%	80	411