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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 2.2% of Orleans Parish’s districts student body in 2022-23 school year

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Dr. Ernise S. Singleton Assistant Superintendent of Career & College Readiness at Louisiana Department of Education | LinkedIn

Dr. Ernise S. Singleton Assistant Superintendent of Career & College Readiness at Louisiana Department of Education | LinkedIn

There were 960 multiracial students enrolled in Orleans Parish districts in the 2022-23 school year, 13.5% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Orleans Parish districts welcomed 44,175 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.2% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the parish districts.

Among the two districts in Orleans Parish, Orleans Parish School District recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 953 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Orleans Parish.

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.

Louisiana has recently signed a new law that requires a display of the Ten Commandments in all public schools in the state until the beginning of the upcoming school year. This comes after another religious bill that allows public school districts to hire chaplains to work as mental health professionals and counselors.

Critics argue that these laws violate the First Amendment and a lawsuit has already been filed against the proposal. "The First Amendment promises that we all get to decide for ourselves what religious beliefs, if any, to hold and practice, without pressure from the government", stated the ACLU in the lawsuit.

Ethnicities in Orleans Parish Districts in 2022-23 School Year

Black or African American [76%]White [8.3%]Hispanic or Latino [11.8%]Ethnicities <5% [3.9%]
Multiracial Enrollment in Orleans Parish Districts During 2022-23 School Year

District% of multiracial students enrollmentTotal enrollment
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts3.1%223
Orleans Parish School District2.2%43,952

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