Nola Reporter

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in St. Bernard Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 7,695 students attending St. Bernard Parish schools, 42.5% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 31.1% of St. Bernard Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in St. Bernard Parish, representing 43.4% of the student body.

Lacoste Elementary School and Chalmette High School had the most diverse student body in St. Bernard Parish, with American Indian, Asian, Black, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 1.3% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves 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%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Chalmette High School	White	44.6%	2,114
N. P. Trist Middle School	White	52.2%	734
Lacoste Elementary School	White	52%	690
Joseph J. Davies Elementary School	White	62.7%	632
Arlene Meraux Elementary School	Black	35.8%	597
Andrew Jackson Middle School	Black	35.5%	563
Arabi Elementary School	White	36.7%	547
J. F. Gauthier School	White	64.3%	498
Chalmette Elementary School	Hispanic	36.4%	464
W. Smith Jr. Elementary School	Black	70.4%	379
St. Bernard Middle School	White	44.3%	332
C. F. Rowley Alternative School	Black	50.3%	145