Nola Reporter

Of the many ethnicities represented in Orleans Parish schools, Black was the most prevalent ethnicity among Orleans Parish students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 47,158 students attending Orleans Parish schools, 72.8% were Black. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity making up 13.4% of Orleans Parish students.

In the previous school year, Black was also the most common student ethnicity in Orleans Parish, representing 74% of the student body.

Benjamin Franklin High School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 38% white students, 30.2% Black students, 19% Asian students, 8.8% Hispanic students, 3.5% multiracial students, 0.4% American Indian students, and 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 0.4%, in the 2022-23 school year

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.

The majority of Louisiana students were identified as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021-22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

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	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lusher Charter School	White	58.5%	1,929
Morris Jeff Community School	Black	45.9%	1,435
International School of Louisiana	Black	34.9%	1,139
Edna Karr High School	Black	89.5%	1,102
Warren Easton Charter High School	Black	97.4%	1,078
Benjamin Franklin High School	White	38%	1,024
KIPP East Community	Black	91%	997
KIPP Morial	Black	89%	991
Lycee Francais De La Nouvelle-Orleans	White	44.2%	988
Bricolage Academy	Black	60%	918
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	Hispanic	41.3%	864
Martin Behrman Charter Academy of Creative Arts & Science	Black	91.8%	862
McDonogh 35 Senior High School	Black	96%	848
Dorothy Height Charter School	Black	81.5%	841
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Science Tech	Black	95.6%	837
Harriet Tubman Charter School	Black	80.4%	837
Audubon Charter School	Black	41.9%	836
KIPP Leadership	Black	90.6%	834
KIPP Central City	Black	87.8%	826
Eleanor McMain Secondary School	Black	93.5%	813
Arthur Ashe Charter School	Black	92.2%	799
Phillis Wheatley Community School	Black	73.2%	770
Renew Scitech Academy at Laurel	Black	90.6%	763
Alice M. Harte Elementary Charter School	Black	90%	762
G. W. Carver High School	Black	88.5%	751
Langston Hughes Charter Academy	Black	93.2%	745
Homer Plessy Community School	Black	45.5%	736
KIPP Believe	Black	93.4%	732
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Math and Science	Black	94%	717
Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview	White	51.1%	703
Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology	Black	96.5%	693
Renew Dolores T. Aaron Elementary School	Black	89.1%	685
KIPP Booker T. Washington	Black	92.6%	676
Wilson Charter School	Black	66.1%	661
Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	Black	79.1%	654
KIPP Renaissance	Black	95%	634
Abramson Science Academy	Black	81.8%	621
Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High School	Black	91.4%	614
Renew Schaumburg Elementary School	Black	81.8%	610
Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	Black	84.4%	596
Akili Academy of New Orleans	Black	90%	572
Livingston Collegiate Academy	Black	85.2%	569
New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School	Black	71%	569
Lafayette Academy Charter School	Black	86.1%	545
Esperanza Charter School	Hispanic	60.2%	535
Mildred Osborne Charter School	Black	83.8%	518
John F. Kennedy High School	Black	91.5%	516
Samuel J. Green Charter School	Black	81.2%	495
Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est	Hispanic	50.4%	480
Pierre A. Capdau Charter School	Black	89.9%	476
Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest	Black	69.1%	476
Hynes Parkview	Black	92.8%	474
Fannie C. Williams Charter School	Black	85.7%	463
Success Preparatory Academy	Black	63.7%	457
Encore Academy	Black	74.2%	431
Yacs at Lawrence D. Crocker	Black	69.8%	407
Robert Russa Moton Charter School	Black	94.3%	405
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence	Black	87.3%	402
McDonogh 42 Charter School	Black	89%	399
International High School of New Orleans	Black	53.8%	379
Elan Academy Charter School	Black	86.3%	365
Einstein Charter High School at Sarah Towles Reed	Black	50.6%	344
Audubon Charter School - Gentilly	Black	71.6%	341
Rosenwald Collegiate Academy	Black	80.1%	316
New Harmony High Institute	Black	45.9%	279
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	Black	40.4%	223
Einstein Charter Middle School at Sarah Towles Reed	Black	50%	218
Foundation Preparatory Academy	Black	55.5%	209
Living School	Black	81%	205
the Net Charter High School	Black	80.6%	175
New Orleans Accelerated High School	Black	84.1%	151
Walter L. Cohen College Prep	Black	60.3%	146
the Net 2 Charter High School	Black	85.4%	144
Rooted School	Black	74.6%	142
Noble Minds	Black	80.7%	140
Youth Study Center	Black	97.1%	105
the Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men	Black	90%	90
Opportunities Academy	Black	90.8%	76