Most students enrolled in Jefferson Parish schools in 2022-23 school year were male

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By Westbank Louisiana News

Dec 12, 2023

In the 2022-23 school year, 51.6% of students enrolled in Jefferson Parish schools were male, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 48,302 students in the halls of Jefferson Parish schools, comprising 24,924 male students (51.6%) and 23,378 female pupils (48.4%).

During the previous school year, Jefferson Parish’s student body consisted of 51.4% male and 48.6% female.

Across the state, 51.1% of students were male and 48.9% were female.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.

Enrollment in Jefferson Parish by Gender Over 7 Years

Enrollment by Gender in Jefferson Parish in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Male %	Female %	Total Students Enrolled
A. C. Alexander Elementary School	51.8%	48.2%	635
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies	48.7%	51.3%	413
Alice Birney Elementary School	54.2%	45.8%	563
Allen Ellender School	55.1%	44.9%	652
Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	51%	49%	1,101
Bissonet Plaza Elementary School	52.4%	47.6%	595
Bonella A. St. Ville Elementary School	53.7%	46.3%	393
Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	54.1%	45.9%	1,262
Bridgedale Elementary School	49.1%	50.9%	511
Chateau Estates Elementary School	48.2%	51.8%	618
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School	51.7%	48.3%	625
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	52.7%	47.3%	660
East Jefferson High School	52.4%	47.6%	1,192
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School	49.4%	50.6%	502
Ella Dolhonde Elementary School	53.6%	46.4%	532
Estelle Elementary School	54.1%	45.9%	664
Fisher Middle/High School	50.5%	49.5%	457
G. T. Woods Elementary School	54.6%	45.4%	251
George Cox Elementary School	49.6%	50.4%	401
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary School	53.4%	46.6%	590
Grace King High School	54.1%	45.9%	1,278
Grand Isle High School	42.9%	57.1%	84
Green Park Elementary School	55.9%	44.1%	433
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School	49.9%	50.1%	505
Gretna Middle School	51.2%	48.8%	527
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	46.4%	53.6%	351
Harahan Elementary School	55%	45%	449
Harold Keller Elementary School	51.9%	48.1%	613
Harry S. Truman Middle School	54.7%	45.3%	503
Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies	47.3%	52.7%	873
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School	50.7%	49.3%	422
Helen Cox High School	51.5%	48.5%	814
Henry Ford Middle School	49.8%	50.2%	643
J. C. Ellis Elementary School	49.6%	50.4%	581
J. D. Meisler Middle School	52%	48%	689
J. J. Audubon Elementary School	52%	48%	608
Jcfa	63.2%	36.8%	114
Jcfa-East	49.3%	50.7%	134
Jefferson Elementary School	51.2%	48.8%	619
Jefferson Rise Charter School	54.4%	45.6%	693
Jefferson Virtual High School	39.5%	60.5%	119
John Clancy/Joseph Maggiore Elementary School	51%	49%	514
John Ehret High School	49.9%	50.1%	1,402
John Martyn Community School	66.7%	33.3%	144
John Q. Adams Middle School	54.1%	45.9%	813
Joshua Butler Elementary School	55.2%	44.8%	337
Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School	54.8%	45.2%	303
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	51%	49%	2,221
L. H. Marrero Middle School	52.6%	47.4%	635
L. W. Higgins High School	51.3%	48.7%	885
Laureate Academy Charter School	50.7%	49.3%	452
Leo E. Kerner Jr. Elementary School	48.5%	51.5%	390
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts	51.3%	48.7%	446
Livaudais Middle School	49.8%	50.2%	552
Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School	49.8%	50.2%	273
Marie B. Riviere Elementary School	52.8%	47.2%	562
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	51%	49%	347
Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies	50%	50%	354
Mildred S. Harris Elementary School	52.4%	47.6%	376
Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School	48.4%	51.6%	510
Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	50.9%	49.1%	831
Paul J. Solis Elementary School	53.8%	46.2%	699
Phoebe Hearst School	53%	47%	643
Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School	56.1%	43.9%	262
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies	43%	57%	337
Riverdale High School	48.3%	51.7%	990
Riverside Alternative High School	100%	0%	35
Rudolph Matas School	49%	51%	578
Ruppel Academie Francaise	48.4%	51.6%	221
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School	50.5%	49.5%	636
Stella Worley Middle School	54.3%	45.7%	444
T. H. Harris Middle School	50.6%	49.4%	662
Terrytown Elementary School	54.8%	45.2%	589
Theodore Roosevelt Middle School	53.7%	46.3%	723
Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	45.5%	54.5%	523
Walter Schneckenburger Elementary School	52.1%	47.9%	328
Washington Montessori	54.2%	45.8%	240
West Jefferson High School	52.9%	47.1%	1,338
Westbank Community School	71.2%	28.7%	80
William Hart Elementary School	51.9%	48.1%	360
Woodland West Elementary School	52.7%	47.3%	704
Woodmere Elementary School	48.3%	51.7%	356
Young Audiences Charter High School	50.2%	49.8%	522
Young Audiences Charter School	48%	52%	1,016