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St. Mary Parish Education: 7,985 students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | X

Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | X

There were 7,985 students enrolled in St. Mary Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.7% of them were boys, and 49.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 37.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 36.2% Black students, 17.3% Hispanic students and 1.1% Asian students.

Morgan City High School had the highest enrolment among St. Mary Parish's schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 668 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's education system ranked 49th in the U.S., only ahead of Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and student safety.

Enrollment in St. Mary Parish Schools Over 7 Years

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Breakdown Enrollment in St. Mary Parish Schools
School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-2023Total enrollment in 2023-2024% change
Morgan City High School692668-3.5%
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School5925970.8%
Berwick High School492487-1%
Centerville High School483444-8.1%
Berwick Elementary School477462-3.1%
V. B. Glencoe Charter School4704904.3%
Morgan City Junior High School460444-3.5%
Patterson High School428419-2.1%
Patterson Junior High School384379-1.3%
Raintree Elementary School375312-16.8%
Berwick Junior High School371356-4%
M. E. Norman Elementary School3483521.1%
Wyandotte Elementary School337331-1.8%
Bayou Vista Elementary School3313588.2%
West St. Mary High School326297-8.9%
Franklin Senior High School287285-0.7%
J. S. Aucoin Elementary School274263-4%
W. P. Foster Elementary School2412514.1%
Lagrange Elementary School215205-4.7%
Julia B. Maitland School208199-4.3%
Franklin Junior High School1992021.5%
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School187184-1.6%

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