Nola Reporter

Chalmette High School had the highest enrollment among St. Bernard Parish schools, welcoming 2,148 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, 50% of them were girls, and 50% were boys.

The most represented ethnicity among Chalmette High School students was white, with 46.4% of students identifying as white.

Among the 12 schools in the St. Bernard Parish, N. P. Trist Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 795 students, while Lacoste Elementary School welcomed 712 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Chalmette High School is part of the St. Bernard Parish School District, which generally encompasses schools within St. Bernard Parish, with its main office in Chalmette.

In the previous school year, Chalmette High School still had the highest number of students among St. Bernard 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
Chalmette High School	Chalmette	2,148
N. P. Trist Middle School	Meraux	795
Lacoste Elementary School	Chalmette	712
Joseph J. Davies Elementary School	Meraux	650
Andrew Jackson Middle School	Chalmette	599
Arabi Elementary School	Arabi	550
Arlene Meraux Elementary School	Chalmette	546
J. F. Gauthier School	St. Bernard	509
Chalmette Elementary School	Chalmette	503
W. Smith Jr. Elementary School	Violet	366
St. Bernard Middle School	St. Bernard	356
C. F. Rowley Alternative School	Chalmette	148