There were 5,367 students enrolled in Jefferson Davis Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.8% of them were boys, and 48.2% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 67.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 19% Black students, 4% Hispanic students and 0.8% American Indian students.
Jennings Elementary School had the highest enrolment among Jefferson Davis Parish’s schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 999 students.
According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana’s education system ranked 49th in the U.S., only ahead of Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and student safety.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-2023 | Total enrollment in 2023-2024 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Elementary School | 1,000 | 999 | -0.1% |
| Jennings High School | 806 | 773 | -4.1% |
| Lacassine High School | 629 | 621 | -1.3% |
| Hathaway High School | 594 | 601 | 1.2% |
| Welsh Elementary School | 485 | 486 | 0.2% |
| Lake Arthur Elementary School | 461 | 462 | 0.2% |
| Lake Arthur High School | 368 | 371 | 0.8% |
| Welsh High School | 264 | 266 | 0.8% |
| Elton High School | 247 | 245 | -0.8% |
| Elton Elementary School | 238 | 239 | 0.4% |
| Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School | 194 | 211 | 8.8% |
| Fenton Elementary School | 95 | 93 | -2.1% |
