There were 4,124 ninth grade students enrolled in Orleans Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.
Warren Easton Charter High School welcomed the most ninth grade students in the parish.
Within Orleans Parish schools, the most students were found in ninth grade classes, while sixth grade classes were the smallest.
Statewide, Orleans Parish ranked third highest in enrollment numbers, the same as the year before.
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.
Orleans Parish Enrollment by Grade – Yearly Comparison
Enrollment by Grade in Orleans Parish Schools for 2023-24 School Year
| School name | Number of 9th Grade Students Enrolled | % of Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Easton Charter High School | 304 | 27.5% | 1,105 |
| Edna Karr High School | 279 | 25.2% | 1,107 |
| Benjamin Franklin High School | 251 | 23.9% | 1,049 |
| New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy | 229 | 25.6% | 896 |
| McDonogh 35 Senior High School | 225 | 26.9% | 837 |
| G. W. Carver High School | 207 | 27.9% | 741 |
| Eleanor McMain Secondary School | 202 | 29.2% | 692 |
| Lusher Charter School | 191 | 9.3% | 2,058 |
| Abramson Science Academy | 171 | 26.7% | 641 |
| John F. Kennedy High School | 169 | 29.3% | 576 |
| Livingston Collegiate Academy | 167 | 28.9% | 578 |
| KIPP Renaissance | 167 | 26.6% | 629 |
| Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence | 167 | 31.2% | 536 |
| New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School | 166 | 28% | 593 |
| Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High School | 144 | 24.2% | 596 |
| KIPP Booker T. Washington | 141 | 24.5% | 575 |
| International High School of New Orleans | 125 | 30.6% | 408 |
| Einstein Charter High School at Sarah Towles Reed | 123 | 32.9% | 374 |
| Morris Jeff Community School | 103 | 7.1% | 1,447 |
| Rosenwald Collegiate Academy | 96 | 25.3% | 380 |
| New Harmony High Institute | 89 | 26.2% | 340 |
| Lycee Francais De La Nouvelle-Orleans | 58 | 6.2% | 938 |
| New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | 50 | 22.1% | 226 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Science Tech | 47 | 5.8% | 816 |
| Youth Study Center | 46 | 38.7% | 119 |
| Rooted School | 45 | 33.8% | 133 |
| The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men | 40 | 35.4% | 113 |
| The Net Charter High School | 34 | 20.2% | 168 |
| Living School | 32 | 18.9% | 169 |
| The Net 2 Charter High School | 30 | 22.2% | 135 |
| New Orleans Accelerated High School | 26 | 14.3% | 182 |
