Nola Reporter

Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy had the highest enrollment among Jefferson Parish schools, welcoming 2,190 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51% of them were boys, and 49% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy students was white, with 42.2% of students identifying as white.

Among the 84 schools in the Jefferson Parish, John Ehret High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,547 students, while West Jefferson High School welcomed 1,354 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is part of the Jefferson Parish School District, which generally encompasses schools within Jefferson Parish, with its main office in Harvey.

In the previous school year, Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy still had the highest number of students among Jefferson Parish schools.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	Kenner	2,190
John Ehret High School	Marrero	1,547
West Jefferson High School	Harvey	1,354
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	Kenner	1,345
Grace King High School	Metairie	1,258
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	Terrytown	1,159
Young Audiences Charter School	New Orleans	1,134
East Jefferson High School	Metairie	1,099
Riverdale High School	Jefferson	958
L. W. Higgins High School	Marrero	920
Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies	Metairie	851
John Q. Adams Middle School	Metairie	812
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	Avondale	808
Helen Cox High School	Harvey	790
Woodland West Elementary School	Harvey	759
Estelle Elementary School	Marrero	753
J. D. Meisler Middle School	Metairie	707
Theodore Roosevelt Middle School	Kenner	702
Jefferson Rise Charter School	Gretna	702
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School	Gretna	700
Paul J. Solis Elementary School	Gretna	698
T. H. Harris Middle School	Metairie	674
L. H. Marrero Middle School	Marrero	659
Jefferson Elementary School	Jefferson	646
Phoebe Hearst School	Metairie	643
Harold Keller Elementary School	Metairie	636
Chateau Estates Elementary School	Kenner	627
A. C. Alexander Elementary School	Kenner	622
Allen Ellender School	Marrero	621
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School	Marrero	613
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School	Terrytown	604
Henry Ford Middle School	Avondale	601
Livaudais Middle School	Terrytown	596
Rudolph Matas School	Metairie	595
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	Jefferson	590
J. J. Audubon Elementary School	Kenner	580
Bissonet Plaza Elementary School	Metairie	574
Terrytown Elementary School	Terrytown	573
J. C. Ellis Elementary School	Metairie	570
Gretna Middle School	Gretna	549
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School	Metairie	545
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School	Kenner	540
Bridgedale Elementary School	Metairie	533
Alice Birney Elementary School	Metairie	530
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	Gretna	530
Stella Worley Middle School	Westwego	525
Ella Dolhonde Elementary School	Metairie	519
Harry S. Truman Middle School	Marrero	513
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School	Kenner	500
Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School	Westwego	483
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School	Harvey	481
Fisher Middle/High School	Lafitte	471
Harahan Elementary School	Harahan	466
Laureate Academy Charter School	Harvey	447
Green Park Elementary School	Metairie	435
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School	River Ridge	427
Bonella A. St. Ville Elementary School	Harvey	413
Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School	Lafitte	413
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts	Marrero	413
Young Audiences Charter High School	Gretna	412
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies	Metairie	407
Woodmere Elementary School	Harvey	400
Mildred S. Harris Elementary School	Bridge City	370
Joshua Butler Elementary School	Westwego	353
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies	Metairie	352
George Cox Elementary School	Gretna	348
William Hart Elementary School	Gretna	344
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	Gretna	342
Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School	Kenner	336
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies	Marrero	335
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	Gretna	312
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School	Marrero	303
Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School	Waggaman	283
G. T. Woods Elementary School	Kenner	281
Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School	Metairie	250
Washington Montessori	Kenner	231
Ruppel Academie Francaise	Gretna	192
Jefferson Virtual High School	Jefferson	149
Jcfa-East	Jefferson	142
John Martyn Community School	Jefferson	114
Jcfa	Gretna	75
Grand Isle High School	Grand Isle	62
Westbank Community School	Marrero	53
Riverside Alternative High School	Bridge City	34