Boys made up 51.4% of the parish student body, while the other 48.6% were girls.
Data also showed that Black students made up to 35.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Jefferson Parish schools, followed by 34.6% of Hispanic students, 22.4% of White students and 4.5% of Asian students.
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy had the highest enrolment among Jefferson Parish's schools in the 2021-22 cycle, welcoming 2,190 students.
In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
The majority of Louisiana students were identified as White and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021–2022 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.
Enrollment in Jefferson Parish Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2020-2021 | Total enrollment in 2021-2022 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy | 2,005 | 2,190 | 9.2% |
| John Ehret High School | 1,651 | 1,547 | -6.3% |
| West Jefferson High School | 1,308 | 1,354 | 3.5% |
| Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School | 1,384 | 1,345 | -2.8% |
| Grace King High School | 1,304 | 1,258 | -3.5% |
| Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish | 1,237 | 1,159 | -6.3% |
| Young Audiences Charter School | 1,199 | 1,134 | -5.4% |
| East Jefferson High School | 1,064 | 1,099 | 3.3% |
| Riverdale High School | 1,055 | 958 | -9.2% |
| L. W. Higgins High School | 1,082 | 920 | -15% |
| Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies | 862 | 851 | -1.3% |
| John Q. Adams Middle School | 821 | 812 | -1.1% |
| Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy | 825 | 808 | -2.1% |
| Helen Cox High School | 909 | 790 | -13.1% |
| Woodland West Elementary School | 816 | 759 | -7% |
| Estelle Elementary School | 822 | 753 | -8.4% |
| J. D. Meisler Middle School | 749 | 707 | -5.6% |
| Jefferson Rise Charter School | 605 | 702 | 16% |
| Theodore Roosevelt Middle School | 736 | 702 | -4.6% |
| Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School | 686 | 700 | 2% |
| Paul J. Solis Elementary School | 658 | 698 | 6.1% |
| T. H. Harris Middle School | 781 | 674 | -13.7% |
| L. H. Marrero Middle School | 658 | 659 | 0.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 723 | 646 | -10.7% |
| Phoebe Hearst School | 615 | 643 | 4.6% |
| Harold Keller Elementary School | 664 | 636 | -4.2% |
| Chateau Estates Elementary School | 647 | 627 | -3.1% |
| A. C. Alexander Elementary School | 632 | 622 | -1.6% |
| Allen Ellender School | 595 | 621 | 4.4% |
| Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School | 603 | 613 | 1.7% |
| Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School | 596 | 604 | 1.3% |
| Henry Ford Middle School | 669 | 601 | -10.2% |
| Livaudais Middle School | 655 | 596 | -9% |
| Rudolph Matas School | 608 | 595 | -2.1% |
| Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy | 387 | 590 | 52.5% |
| J. J. Audubon Elementary School | 581 | 580 | -0.2% |
| Bissonet Plaza Elementary School | 560 | 574 | 2.5% |
| Terrytown Elementary School | 543 | 573 | 5.5% |
| J. C. Ellis Elementary School | 570 | 570 | 0% |
| Gretna Middle School | 540 | 549 | 1.7% |
| Marie B. Riviere Elementary School | 562 | 545 | -3% |
| John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School | 533 | 540 | 1.3% |
| Bridgedale Elementary School | 522 | 533 | 2.1% |
| Alice Birney Elementary School | 544 | 530 | -2.6% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies | 600 | 530 | -11.7% |
| Stella Worley Middle School | 574 | 525 | -8.5% |
| Ella Dolhonde Elementary School | 467 | 519 | 11.1% |
| Harry S. Truman Middle School | 652 | 513 | -21.3% |
| Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School | 507 | 500 | -1.4% |
| Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School | 529 | 483 | -8.7% |
| Ella C. Pittman Elementary School | 501 | 481 | -4% |
| Fisher Middle/High School | 512 | 471 | -8% |
| Harahan Elementary School | 503 | 466 | -7.4% |
| Laureate Academy Charter School | 412 | 447 | 8.5% |
| Green Park Elementary School | 451 | 435 | -3.5% |
| Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School | 467 | 427 | -8.6% |
| Bonella A. St. Ville Elementary School | 414 | 413 | -0.2% |
| Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School | 453 | 413 | -8.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts | 438 | 413 | -5.7% |
| Young Audiences Charter High School | 223 | 412 | 84.8% |
| Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies | 397 | 407 | 2.5% |
| Woodmere Elementary School | 354 | 400 | 13% |
| Mildred S. Harris Elementary School | 388 | 370 | -4.6% |
| Joshua Butler Elementary School | 361 | 353 | -2.2% |
| Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies | 375 | 352 | -6.1% |
| George Cox Elementary School | 393 | 348 | -11.5% |
| William Hart Elementary School | 301 | 344 | 14.3% |
| Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies | 360 | 342 | -5% |
| Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School | 381 | 336 | -11.8% |
| Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies | 367 | 335 | -8.7% |
| McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School | 353 | 312 | -11.6% |
| Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School | 333 | 303 | -9% |
| Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School | 344 | 283 | -17.7% |
| G. T. Woods Elementary School | 313 | 281 | -10.2% |
| Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School | 286 | 250 | -12.6% |
| Washington Montessori | 249 | 231 | -7.2% |
| Ruppel Academie Francaise | 158 | 192 | 21.5% |
| Jcfa-East | 183 | 142 | -22.4% |
| John Martyn Community School | 74 | 114 | 54.1% |
| Jcfa | 123 | 75 | -39% |
| Grand Isle High School | 125 | 62 | -50.4% |
| Westbank Community School | 32 | 53 | 65.6% |
| Riverside Alternative High School | 43 | 34 | -20.9% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Grace King High School• Bonella A. St. Ville Elementary School• Jefferson Rise Charter School• Young Audiences Charter School• Theodore Roosevelt Middle School• Marie B. Riviere Elementary School• Clancy Elementary School for the Arts• Fisher Middle/High School• Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies• Ellender Middle School• Walter G. Schneckenburger Elementary School• William Hart Elementary School• Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies• Riverside Alternative High School• Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies• John Q. Adams Middle School• Harry S. Truman Middle School• Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School• George Cox Elementary School• Lucille Cherbonnier Elementary School• L.W. Ruppel Academy for Advanced Studies• Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish• Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School• Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School• Harold Keller Elementary School• Green Park Elementary School• J.d. Meisler Middle School• Helen Cox High School• Jefferson Virtual High School• Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts• Ella C. Pittman Elementary School• Phoebe Hearst School• Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy• J.j. Audubon Elementary School• Mildred S. Harris Elementary School• A.c. Alexander Elementary School• Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies• Washington Montessori• East Jefferson High School• Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School• Mcdonogh #26 Elementary School• Terrytown Elementary School• Junior College. Ellis Elementary School• John Ehret High School• Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School• Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies• Laureate Academy Charter School• G.t. Woods Elementary School• John Martyn Community School• Gretna Middle School• Riverdale High School• Paul J. Solis Elementary School• Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy• Woodland West Elementary School• Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School• Woodmere Elementary School• Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School• Alice M.birney Elementary School• Bissonet Plaza Elementary School• Patrick F. Taylor Science And Technology Academy• Estelle Elementary School• Leo E. Kerner Junior Elementary School• Livaudais Middle School• Jefferson Elementary School• Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School• Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School• Rudolph Matas School• Young Audiences Charter High School• Henry Ford Middle School• Jcfa-East• T.h. Harris Middle School• Joshua Butler Elementary School• Stella Worley Middle School• Norbert Rillieux Elementary School• Westbank Community School• Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies• Harahan Elementary School• L.h. Marrero Middle School• Chateau Estates Elementary School• Ella Dolhonde Elementary School• Grand Isle High School• Jcfa• Bridgedale Elementary School• West Jefferson High School• L.w. Higgins High School
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