South Louisiana News

There were 506 multiracial students enrolled in Vermilion Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% 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, multiracial students comprised 5% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 22 schools within the parish, Kaplan Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 53 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, ranking second-to-last behind Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and teacher-student ratios.

School name	% of multiracial students enrollment	Number of multiracial Students	Total Enrollment
Kaplan Elementary School	9.3%	53	572
Rene A. Rost Middle School	7.5%	29	385
J. H. Williams Middle School	7.1%	32	451
Jesse Owens Elementary School	6.8%	13	191
Delcambre Elementary School	6.6%	32	486
Leblanc Elementary School	6.2%	40	650
Eaton Park Elementary School	5.4%	22	411
Meaux Elementary School	5.3%	22	412
Abbeville High School	5.2%	29	559
James A. Herod Elementary School	5.2%	17	325
Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice	4.9%	40	818
Dozier Elementary School	4.8%	27	567
Delcambre High School	4.3%	20	464
Erath Middle School	4.1%	21	510
Kaplan High School	3.8%	20	526
Seventh Ward Elementary School	3.8%	8	208
North Vermilion Middle School	3.7%	24	650
Forked Island/E. Broussard Elementary School	3.2%	8	248
Erath High School	3.1%	16	508
North Vermilion High School	2.9%	23	800
Gueydan High School	2.5%	5	201
Indian Bayou Elementary School	2.1%	5	237