There were 45,914 students enrolled in Orleans Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.9% were girls.
Data also showed that Black students made up 71.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 14% Hispanic students, 9.8% white students and 1.5% Asian students.
Lusher Charter School had the highest enrolment among Orleans Parish’s schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 2,058 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 Orleans Parish Schools Over 7 Years
Breakdown Enrollment in Orleans Parish Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-2023 | Total enrollment in 2023-2024 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lusher Charter School | 1,929 | 2,058 | 6.7% |
| Morris Jeff Community School | 1,435 | 1,447 | 0.8% |
| International School of Louisiana | 1,139 | 1,069 | -6.1% |
| Edna Karr High School | 1,102 | 1,107 | 0.5% |
| Warren Easton Charter High School | 1,078 | 1,105 | 2.5% |
| Benjamin Franklin High School | 1,024 | 1,049 | 2.4% |
| KIPP East Community | 997 | 955 | -4.2% |
| KIPP Morial | 991 | 979 | -1.2% |
| Lycee Francais De La Nouvelle-Orleans | 988 | 938 | -5.1% |
| Bricolage Academy | 918 | 957 | 4.2% |
| New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy | 864 | 896 | 3.7% |
| Martin Behrman Charter Academy of Creative Arts & Science | 862 | 826 | -4.2% |
| McDonogh 35 Senior High School | 848 | 837 | -1.3% |
| Dorothy Height Charter School | 841 | 858 | 2% |
| Harriet Tubman Charter School | 837 | 897 | 7.2% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Science Tech | 837 | 816 | -2.5% |
| Audubon Charter School | 836 | 916 | 9.6% |
| KIPP Leadership | 834 | 904 | 8.4% |
| KIPP Central City | 826 | 854 | 3.4% |
| Eleanor McMain Secondary School | 813 | 692 | -14.9% |
| Arthur Ashe Charter School | 799 | 765 | -4.3% |
| Phillis Wheatley Community School | 770 | 806 | 4.7% |
| Renew Scitech Academy at Laurel | 763 | 834 | 9.3% |
| Alice M. Harte Elementary Charter School | 762 | 730 | -4.2% |
| G. W. Carver High School | 751 | 741 | -1.3% |
| Langston Hughes Charter Academy | 745 | 785 | 5.4% |
| Homer Plessy Community School | 736 | 753 | 2.3% |
| KIPP Believe | 732 | 736 | 0.5% |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary Math and Science | 717 | 716 | -0.1% |
| Edward Hynes Charter School – Lakeview | 703 | 717 | 2% |
| Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology | 693 | 709 | 2.3% |
| Renew Dolores T. Aaron Elementary School | 685 | 705 | 2.9% |
| KIPP Booker T. Washington | 676 | 575 | -14.9% |
| Wilson Charter School | 661 | 610 | -7.7% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School | 654 | 611 | -6.6% |
| KIPP Renaissance | 634 | 629 | -0.8% |
| Abramson Science Academy | 621 | 641 | 3.2% |
| Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High School | 614 | 596 | -2.9% |
| Renew Schaumburg Elementary School | 610 | 661 | 8.4% |
| Lake Forest Elementary Charter School | 596 | 652 | 9.4% |
| Livingston Collegiate Academy | 569 | 578 | 1.6% |
| New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School | 569 | 593 | 4.2% |
| Lafayette Academy Charter School | 545 | 496 | -9% |
| Esperanza Charter School | 535 | 540 | 0.9% |
| John F. Kennedy High School | 516 | 576 | 11.6% |
| Samuel J. Green Charter School | 495 | 552 | 11.5% |
| Einstein Charter School at Village De L’Est | 480 | 412 | -14.2% |
| Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest | 476 | 368 | -22.7% |
| Hynes Parkview | 474 | 500 | 5.5% |
| Fannie C. Williams Charter School | 463 | 457 | -1.3% |
| Success Preparatory Academy | 457 | 450 | -1.5% |
| Yacs at Lawrence D. Crocker | 407 | 464 | 14% |
| Robert Russa Moton Charter School | 405 | 372 | -8.1% |
| Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence | 402 | 536 | 33.3% |
| McDonogh 42 Charter School | 399 | 617 | 54.6% |
| International High School of New Orleans | 379 | 408 | 7.7% |
| Elan Academy Charter School | 365 | 394 | 7.9% |
| Einstein Charter High School at Sarah Towles Reed | 344 | 374 | 8.7% |
| Audubon Charter School – Gentilly | 341 | 408 | 19.6% |
| Rosenwald Collegiate Academy | 316 | 380 | 20.3% |
| New Harmony High Institute | 279 | 340 | 21.9% |
| New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | 223 | 226 | 1.3% |
| Einstein Charter Middle School at Sarah Towles Reed | 218 | 281 | 28.9% |
| Foundation Preparatory Academy | 209 | 205 | -1.9% |
| Living School | 205 | 169 | -17.6% |
| the Net Charter High School | 175 | 168 | -4% |
| New Orleans Accelerated High School | 151 | 182 | 20.5% |
| the Net 2 Charter High School | 144 | 135 | -6.3% |
| Rooted School | 142 | 133 | -6.3% |
| Noble Minds | 140 | 159 | 13.6% |
| Youth Study Center | 105 | 119 | 13.3% |
| the Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men | 90 | 113 | 25.6% |
| Opportunities Academy | 76 | 77 | 1.3% |