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Jefferson Parish Education: Fewer students enrolled in Jefferson Parish School District schools in 2021-22 school year

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LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

The only school district in Jefferson Parish suffered declining enrollment in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 47,648 students in the halls of Jefferson Parish School District schools, 2.3% lower than the year before.

Enrollment in Jefferson Parish was steady compared to the state’s trend of decreasing enrollment.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Jefferson Parish School District students was Black or African American, accounting for 34.8% of the student population.

Jefferson Parish School District has a main office in Harvey and is the only school district within Jefferson Parish.

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

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

Enrollment in Jefferson Parish Over 6 Years

010,00020,00030,00040,00050,0002016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-22

Enrollment in Jefferson Parish Districts Schools During 2021-22 School Year

SchoolTotal Enrollment in 2020-2021Total Enrollment in 2021-2022Total % Change
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy2,0052,1909.2%
John Ehret High School1,6511,547-6.3%
West Jefferson High School1,3081,3543.5%
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School1,3841,345-2.8%
Grace King High School1,3041,258-3.5%
Young Audiences Charter School1,1991,134-5.4%
East Jefferson High School1,0641,0993.3%
Riverdale High School1,055958-9.2%
L. W. Higgins High School1,082920-15%
Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies862851-1.3%
John Q. Adams Middle School821812-1.1%
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy825808-2.1%
Helen Cox High School909790-13.1%
Woodland West Elementary School816759-7%
Estelle Elementary School822753-8.4%
J. D. Meisler Middle School749707-5.6%
Jefferson Rise Charter School60570216%
Theodore Roosevelt Middle School736702-4.6%
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School6867002%
Paul J. Solis Elementary School6586986.1%
T. H. Harris Middle School781674-13.7%
L. H. Marrero Middle School6586590.2%
Jefferson Elementary School723646-10.7%
Phoebe Hearst School6156434.6%
Harold Keller Elementary School664636-4.2%
Chateau Estates Elementary School647627-3.1%
A. C. Alexander Elementary School632622-1.6%
Allen Ellender School5956214.4%
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School6036131.7%
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School5966041.3%
Henry Ford Middle School669601-10.2%
Livaudais Middle School655596-9%
Rudolph Matas School608595-2.1%
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy38759052.5%
J. J. Audubon Elementary School581580-0.2%
Bissonet Plaza Elementary School5605742.5%
Terrytown Elementary School5435735.5%
J. C. Ellis Elementary School5705700%
Gretna Middle School5405491.7%
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School562545-3%
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School5335401.3%
Bridgedale Elementary School5225332.1%
Alice Birney Elementary School544530-2.6%
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies600530-11.7%
Stella Worley Middle School574525-8.5%
Ella Dolhonde Elementary School46751911.1%
Harry S. Truman Middle School652513-21.3%
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School507500-1.4%
Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School529483-8.7%
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School501481-4%
Fisher Middle/High School512471-8%
Harahan Elementary School503466-7.4%
Laureate Academy Charter School4124478.5%
Green Park Elementary School451435-3.5%
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School467427-8.6%
Bonella A. St. Ville Elementary School414413-0.2%
Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School453413-8.8%
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts438413-5.7%
Young Audiences Charter High School22341284.8%
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies3974072.5%
Woodmere Elementary School35440013%
Mildred S. Harris Elementary School388370-4.6%
Joshua Butler Elementary School361353-2.2%
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies375352-6.1%
George Cox Elementary School393348-11.5%
William Hart Elementary School30134414.3%
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies360342-5%
Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School381336-11.8%
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies367335-8.7%
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School353312-11.6%
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School333303-9%
Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School344283-17.7%
G. T. Woods Elementary School313281-10.2%
Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School286250-12.6%
Washington Montessori249231-7.2%
Ruppel Academie Francaise15819221.5%
Jefferson Virtual High School0149--
John Martyn Community School7411454.1%
Jcfa12375-39%
Grand Isle High School12562-50.4%
Westbank Community School325365.6%

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