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St. Mary Parish Education: 86 Asian students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | https://www.nsula.edu

Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | https://www.nsula.edu

There were 86 Asian students enrolled in St. Mary Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.4% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Mary Parish welcomed 7,985 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 22 schools within the parish, Morgan City High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 21 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.

Ethnicities in St. Mary Parish in 2023-24 School Year
White [37.8%]Black [36.2%]Hispanic [17.3%]multiracial [7%]Ethnicities <5% [1.8%]
Enrollment Demographics in St. Mary Parish Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Asian students enrollment Number of Asian StudentsTotal Enrollment
J. S. Aucoin Elementary School3.8%10263
Morgan City High School3.1%21668
V. B. Glencoe Charter School3.1%15490
Morgan City Junior High School2%9444
Wyandotte Elementary School1.5%5331
Berwick Junior High School1.4%5356
M. E. Norman Elementary School1.4%5352
West St. Mary High School1%3297
Patterson Junior High School0.8%3379
Bayou Vista Elementary School0.6%2358
Berwick High School0.6%3487
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School0.5%1184
Raintree Elementary School0.3%1312
Berwick Elementary School0.2%1462
Centerville High School0.2%1444
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School0.2%1597

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