Nola Reporter

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

Of the 45,914 students attending Orleans Parish schools, 71.8% were Black. Hispanic or Latino students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 14% of Orleans Parish students.

In the previous school year, Black was also the most common student ethnicity in Orleans Parish, representing 72.8% of the student body.

Benjamin Franklin High School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 39.3% white students, 28.8% Black students, 17.1% Asian students, 9.4% Hispanic students, 4.9% multiracial students, 0.4% American Indian students, and 0.2% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 2.6% 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
Lusher Charter School	White	58.3%	2,058
Morris Jeff Community School	Black	45.6%	1,447
Edna Karr High School	Black	89.3%	1,107
Warren Easton Charter High School	Black	96.7%	1,105
International School of Louisiana	Hispanic	34.3%	1,069
Benjamin Franklin High School	White	39.3%	1,049
KIPP Morial	Black	86.9%	979
Bricolage Academy	Black	62.6%	957
KIPP East Community	Black	90.3%	955
Lycee Francais De La Nouvelle-Orleans	White	40.5%	938
Audubon Charter School	White	42.1%	916
KIPP Leadership	Black	89.2%	904
Harriet Tubman Charter School	Black	76.8%	897
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	Hispanic	42.2%	896
Dorothy Height Charter School	Black	77.9%	858
KIPP Central City	Black	85.7%	854
McDonogh 35 Senior High School	Black	95.6%	837
Renew Scitech Academy at Laurel	Black	89%	834
Martin Behrman Charter Academy of Creative Arts & Science	Black	99.4%	826
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Science Tech	Black	95.5%	816
Phillis Wheatley Community School	Black	70.3%	806
Langston Hughes Charter Academy	Black	89.8%	785
Arthur Ashe Charter School	Black	91.5%	765
Homer Plessy Community School	Black	49.3%	753
G. W. Carver High School	Black	88.9%	741
KIPP Believe	Black	91.8%	736
Alice M. Harte Elementary Charter School	Black	91.4%	730
Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview	White	50.9%	717
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Math and Science	Black	94.8%	716
Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology	Black	95.6%	709
Renew Dolores T. Aaron Elementary School	Black	87.8%	705
Eleanor McMain Secondary School	Black	94.5%	692
Renew Schaumburg Elementary School	Black	80%	661
Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	Black	84%	652
Abramson Science Academy	Black	83.3%	641
KIPP Renaissance	Black	94.8%	629
McDonogh 42 Charter School	Black	89.5%	617
Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	Black	78.9%	611
Wilson Charter School	Black	65.2%	610
Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High School	Black	94.3%	596
New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School	Black	69.3%	593
Livingston Collegiate Academy	Black	79.1%	578
John F. Kennedy High School	Black	91.8%	576
KIPP Booker T. Washington	Black	92.5%	575
Samuel J. Green Charter School	Black	75.9%	552
Esperanza Charter School	Hispanic	60%	540
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence	Black	89.7%	536
Hynes Parkview	Black	93.2%	500
Lafayette Academy Charter School	Black	87.7%	496
Yacs at Lawrence D. Crocker	Black	63.8%	464
Fannie C. Williams Charter School	Black	79.6%	457
Success Preparatory Academy	Black	63.3%	450
Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est	Hispanic	53.6%	412
Audubon Charter School - Gentilly	Black	77.5%	408
International High School of New Orleans	Black	58.3%	408
Elan Academy Charter School	Black	84.5%	394
Rosenwald Collegiate Academy	Black	66.8%	380
Einstein Charter High School at Sarah Towles Reed	Black	51.3%	374
Robert Russa Moton Charter School	Black	91.7%	372
Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest	Black	72.3%	368
New Harmony High Institute	Black	44.7%	340
Einstein Charter Middle School at Sarah Towles Reed	Black	46.6%	281
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	Black	42.9%	226
Foundation Preparatory Academy	Black	62%	205
New Orleans Accelerated High School	Black	87.9%	182
Living School	Black	69.8%	169
the Net Charter High School	Black	82.7%	168
Noble Minds	Black	86.2%	159
the Net 2 Charter High School	Black	93.3%	135
Rooted School	Black	82%	133
Youth Study Center	Black	95%	119
the Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men	Black	92%	113
Opportunities Academy	Black	92.2%	77