Westbank Louisiana News

There were 319 multiracial students enrolled in Plaquemines Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Plaquemines Parish welcomed 4,509 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 7.1% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the nine schools in Plaquemines Parish, Belle Chasse Academy recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 114 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

School name	% of Multiple Races (Non-Hispanic) students enrollment	Enrollment of Multiple Races (Non-Hispanic) Students
Belle Chasse Academy	14.6%	114
Boothville-Venice Elementary School	14.2%	41
South Plaquemines Elementary School	7.1%	15
Belle Chasse Elementary School	6.1%	34
Belle Chasse Middle School	5.5%	38
Belle Chasse High School	5.4%	48
Belle Chasse Primary School	3.3%	17
South Plaquemines High School	2.3%	9
Phoenix High School	1.6%	3