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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

St. Bernard Parish Education: Fewer students enrolled in St. Bernard Parish School District schools in 2021-22 school year

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LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

The only school district in St. Bernard Parish suffered declining enrollment in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 7,891 students in the halls of St. Bernard Parish School District schools, 0.3% lower than the year before.

Enrollment in St. Bernard Parish was steady compared to the state’s trend of decreasing enrollment.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among St. Bernard Parish School District students was white, accounting for 45.6% of the student population.

St. Bernard Parish School District has a main office in Chalmette and is the only school district within St. Bernard Parish.

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.

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.

Enrollment in St. Bernard Parish Over 6 Years

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Enrollment in St. Bernard Parish Districts Schools During 2021-22 School Year

SchoolTotal Enrollment in 2020-2021Total Enrollment in 2021-2022Total % Change
Chalmette High School2,1052,1482%
N. P. Trist Middle School828795-4%
Lacoste Elementary School6797124.9%
Joseph J. Davies Elementary School654650-0.6%
Andrew Jackson Middle School653599-8.3%
Arabi Elementary School5325503.4%
Arlene Meraux Elementary School5295463.2%
J. F. Gauthier School542509-6.1%
Chalmette Elementary School529503-4.9%
W. Smith Jr. Elementary School370366-1.1%
St. Bernard Middle School383356-7%
C. F. Rowley Alternative School9614854.2%

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