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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

St. Mary Parish Education: 44 American Indian 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 44 American Indian students enrolled in St. Mary Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 20% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 22 schools within the parish, West St. Mary High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 12 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.

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 American Indian students enrollment Number of American Indian StudentsTotal Enrollment
West St. Mary High School4%12297
V. B. Glencoe Charter School1.6%8490
Centerville High School0.7%3444
Patterson High School0.7%3419
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School0.7%4597
M. E. Norman Elementary School0.6%2352
Raintree Elementary School0.6%2312
Franklin Senior High School0.4%1285
Morgan City High School0.4%3668
Bayou Vista Elementary School0.3%1358
Berwick Junior High School0.3%1356
Patterson Junior High School0.3%1379
Wyandotte Elementary School0.3%1331
Berwick High School0.2%1487
Morgan City Junior High School0.2%1444

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