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Calcasieu Parish: 1.3% more students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | https://www.nsula.edu

Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | https://www.nsula.edu

There were 30,378 students enrolled in Calcasieu Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51% of them were boys, and 49% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 51.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 34% Black students, 8.3% Hispanic students and 1.7% Asian students.

Alfred M. Barbe High School had the highest enrolment among Calcasieu Parish's schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,904 students.

Louisiana's education system was considered one of the worst in the U.S., according to a WalletHub analysis. The state was ranked 47th overall, based on class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

Enrollment in Calcasieu Parish Schools Over 7 Years

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Breakdown Enrollment in Calcasieu Parish Schools
School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-2023Total enrollment in 2023-2024% change
Sulphur High School1,8611,854-0.4%
Alfred M. Barbe High School1,8521,9042.8%
Sam Houston High School1,1631,125-3.3%
S. J. Welsh Middle School1,034971-6.1%
Iowa High School1,010999-1.1%
Lake Charles Charter Academy972922-5.1%
Moss Bluff Elementary School9409561.7%
Moss Bluff Middle School846818-3.3%
Bell City High School804789-1.9%
Lagrange High School7648176.9%
W. W. Lewis Middle School735731-0.5%
Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy7167717.7%
A. A. Nelson Elementary School7077607.5%
Gillis Elementary School6786790.1%
Maplewood Elementary School6246402.6%
Prien Lake Elementary School6166698.6%
St. John Elementary School6126679%
F. K. White Middle School5836063.9%
Lake Charles College Prep5596058.2%
Washington/Marion Magnet High School5295799.5%
E. K. Key Elementary School5285381.9%
Frasch Elementary School5285310.6%
J. I. Watson Elementary School5065080.4%
Cypress Cove Elementary School499455-8.8%
Westlake High School497459-7.6%
Fairview Elementary School49356013.6%
Vinton Elementary School440420-4.5%
Lebleu Settlement Elementary School419407-2.9%
Westwood Elementary School4064080.5%
S. P. Arnett Middle School366364-0.5%
Leblanc Middle School361337-6.6%
Dolby Elementary School360342-5%
W. T. Henning Elementary School3553889.3%
Oak Park Middle School3513715.7%
Combre-Fondel Elementary School33439117.1%
Western Heights Elementary School3283537.6%
Maplewood Middle School319300-6%
Pearl Watson Elementary School3033288.3%
Starks High School301297-1.3%
Vincent Settlement Elementary School301294-2.3%
Dequincy High School299281-6%
Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School296282-4.7%
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School2842881.4%
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School2782790.4%
Vinton High School276260-5.8%
Henry Heights Elementary School27530611.3%
Richard W. Vincent Elementary School265234-11.7%
Brentwood Elementary School2632671.5%
Dequincy Primary School2532727.5%
College Oaks Elementary School24227212.4%
Oak Park Elementary School23526311.9%
Vinton Middle School210189-10%
Dequincy Elementary School204200-2%
Dequincy Middle School20122411.4%
T. H. Watkins Elementary School188176-6.4%
John J. Johnson Ii Elementary School153143-6.5%
Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School1471555.4%
Barbe Elementary School14618124%
Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School839210.8%
John F. Kennedy Elementary School65707.7%
Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children3431-8.8%

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