South Louisiana News

There were 532 Hispanic students enrolled in Vermilion Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 5.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 22 schools within the parish, Delcambre Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 53 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 Hispanic students enrollment	Number of Hispanic Students	Total Enrollment
Seventh Ward Elementary School	17.8%	37	208
Delcambre Elementary School	10.9%	53	486
Delcambre High School	10.1%	47	464
Leblanc Elementary School	6.6%	43	650
J. H. Williams Middle School	6.2%	28	451
Abbeville High School	5.9%	33	559
Erath High School	5.5%	28	508
Erath Middle School	5.5%	28	510
Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice	5.1%	42	818
Eaton Park Elementary School	4.9%	20	411
Kaplan Elementary School	4.4%	25	572
James A. Herod Elementary School	4.3%	14	325
Rene A. Rost Middle School	4.2%	16	385
North Vermilion Middle School	4%	26	650
Meaux Elementary School	3.9%	16	412
North Vermilion High School	3.9%	31	800
Kaplan High School	3.6%	19	526
Dozier Elementary School	2.8%	16	567
Indian Bayou Elementary School	1.7%	4	237
Forked Island/E. Broussard Elementary School	1.2%	3	248
Gueydan High School	1%	2	201
Jesse Owens Elementary School	0.5%	1	191