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45,914 students enrolled in Orleans Parish schools in 2023-24 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 45,914 students enrolled in Orleans Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that Black students made up 71.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 14% Hispanic students, 9.8% white students and 1.5% Asian students.

Lusher Charter School had the highest enrolment among Orleans Parish's schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 2,058 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's education system ranked 49th in the U.S., only ahead of Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and student safety.

Enrollment in Orleans Parish Schools Over 7 Years

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Breakdown Enrollment in Orleans Parish Schools
School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-2023Total enrollment in 2023-2024% change
Lusher Charter School1,9292,0586.7%
Morris Jeff Community School1,4351,4470.8%
International School of Louisiana1,1391,069-6.1%
Edna Karr High School1,1021,1070.5%
Warren Easton Charter High School1,0781,1052.5%
Benjamin Franklin High School1,0241,0492.4%
KIPP East Community997955-4.2%
KIPP Morial991979-1.2%
Lycee Francais De La Nouvelle-Orleans988938-5.1%
Bricolage Academy9189574.2%
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy8648963.7%
Martin Behrman Charter Academy of Creative Arts & Science862826-4.2%
McDonogh 35 Senior High School848837-1.3%
Dorothy Height Charter School8418582%
Harriet Tubman Charter School8378977.2%
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Science Tech837816-2.5%
Audubon Charter School8369169.6%
KIPP Leadership8349048.4%
KIPP Central City8268543.4%
Eleanor McMain Secondary School813692-14.9%
Arthur Ashe Charter School799765-4.3%
Phillis Wheatley Community School7708064.7%
Renew Scitech Academy at Laurel7638349.3%
Alice M. Harte Elementary Charter School762730-4.2%
G. W. Carver High School751741-1.3%
Langston Hughes Charter Academy7457855.4%
Homer Plessy Community School7367532.3%
KIPP Believe7327360.5%
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Math and Science717716-0.1%
Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview7037172%
Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology6937092.3%
Renew Dolores T. Aaron Elementary School6857052.9%
KIPP Booker T. Washington676575-14.9%
Wilson Charter School661610-7.7%
Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School654611-6.6%
KIPP Renaissance634629-0.8%
Abramson Science Academy6216413.2%
Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High School614596-2.9%
Renew Schaumburg Elementary School6106618.4%
Lake Forest Elementary Charter School5966529.4%
Livingston Collegiate Academy5695781.6%
New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School5695934.2%
Lafayette Academy Charter School545496-9%
Esperanza Charter School5355400.9%
John F. Kennedy High School51657611.6%
Samuel J. Green Charter School49555211.5%
Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est480412-14.2%
Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest476368-22.7%
Hynes Parkview4745005.5%
Fannie C. Williams Charter School463457-1.3%
Success Preparatory Academy457450-1.5%
Yacs at Lawrence D. Crocker40746414%
Robert Russa Moton Charter School405372-8.1%
Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence40253633.3%
McDonogh 42 Charter School39961754.6%
International High School of New Orleans3794087.7%
Elan Academy Charter School3653947.9%
Einstein Charter High School at Sarah Towles Reed3443748.7%
Audubon Charter School - Gentilly34140819.6%
Rosenwald Collegiate Academy31638020.3%
New Harmony High Institute27934021.9%
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts2232261.3%
Einstein Charter Middle School at Sarah Towles Reed21828128.9%
Foundation Preparatory Academy209205-1.9%
Living School205169-17.6%
the Net Charter High School175168-4%
New Orleans Accelerated High School15118220.5%
the Net 2 Charter High School144135-6.3%
Rooted School142133-6.3%
Noble Minds14015913.6%
Youth Study Center10511913.3%
the Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men9011325.6%
Opportunities Academy76771.3%

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