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
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies• Jefferson Elementary School• Livaudais Middle School• Leo E. Kerner Junior Elementary School• Estelle Elementary School• Patrick F. Taylor Science And Technology Academy• Bissonet Plaza Elementary School• Alice M.birney Elementary School• Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School• Woodmere Elementary School• John Ehret High School• Woodland West Elementary School• Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy• Paul J. Solis Elementary School• Riverdale High School• Gretna Middle School• John Martyn Community School• G.t. Woods Elementary School• Laureate Academy Charter School• Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies• Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School• Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School• L.w. Higgins High School• West Jefferson High School• Bridgedale Elementary School• Jcfa• Grand Isle High School• Ella Dolhonde Elementary School• Chateau Estates Elementary School• L.h. Marrero Middle School• Harahan Elementary School• Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School• Westbank Community School• Norbert Rillieux Elementary School• Stella Worley Middle School• Joshua Butler Elementary School• T.h. Harris Middle School• Jcfa-East• Henry Ford Middle School• Young Audiences Charter High School• Rudolph Matas School• Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School• J.j. Audubon Elementary School• Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish• L.W. Ruppel Academy for Advanced Studies• Lucille Cherbonnier Elementary School• George Cox Elementary School• Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School• Harry S. Truman Middle School• John Q. Adams Middle School• Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies• Riverside Alternative High School• Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies• Grace King High School• Walter G. Schneckenburger Elementary School• Ellender Middle School• Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies• Fisher Middle/High School• Clancy Elementary School for the Arts• Marie B. Riviere Elementary School• Theodore Roosevelt Middle School• Young Audiences Charter School• Jefferson Rise Charter School• Bonella A. St. Ville Elementary School• William Hart Elementary School• Junior College. Ellis Elementary School• Terrytown Elementary School• McDonogh #26 Elementary School• Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School• East Jefferson High School• Washington Montessori• Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies• A.c. Alexander Elementary School• Mildred S. Harris Elementary School• Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School• Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy• Phoebe Hearst School• Ella C. Pittman Elementary School• Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts• Jefferson Virtual High School• Helen Cox High School• J.d. Meisler Middle School• Green Park Elementary School• Harold Keller Elementary School• Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School
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