St. Tammany Parish Education: 23,266 white students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By North Shore Louisiana News

Nov 4, 2023

There were 23,266 white students enrolled in St. Tammany Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Tammany Parish welcomed 36,839 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 63.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 55 schools in St. Tammany Parish, Mandeville High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,689 students.

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

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

Ethnicities in St. Tammany Parish in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in St. Tammany Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of White students enrollment	Enrollment of White Students
Sixth Ward Elementary School	91.8%	291
Fifth Ward Junior High School	91.8%	380
Lee Road Junior High School	91.4%	695
Madisonville Junior High School	86%	511
Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School	85.5%	1,222
Pontchartrain Elementary School	82.9%	601
Tchefuncte Middle School	81.9%	526
Mandeville High School	81.1%	1,689
Mandeville Middle School	81.1%	398
Madisonville Elementary School	81%	894
Lake Harbor Middle School	79.2%	441
Mandeville Junior High School	79.1%	402
Pearl River High School	78.6%	606
Magnolia Trace Elementary School	77.6%	287
Riverside Elementary School	77.5%	317
Folsom Elementary School	76.4%	331
Fontainebleau High School	76%	1,183
Abita Springs Middle School	75.8%	307
Creekside Junior High School	75.6%	377
Mandeville Elementary School	74.3%	394
Abita Springs Elementary School	72.8%	470
Marigny Elementary School	72.7%	323
Fontainebleau Junior High School	72.4%	581
Lakeshore High School	72.3%	622
Folsom Junior High School	72.2%	143
Woodlake Elementary School	71.8%	367
Little Pearl Elementary School	70.2%	85
Covington High School	68.2%	1,026
L. P. Monteleone Junior High School	65.7%	255
Northshore High School	64%	1,002
Bonne Ecole Elementary School	62.2%	452
Little Oak Middle School	61.3%	522
Whispering Forest Elementary School	58.4%	310
Boyet Junior High School	57.7%	375
Honey Island Elementary School	56.9%	325
Clearwood Junior High School	56.8%	373
Cypress Cove Elementary School	56.7%	361
Pine View Middle School	51.3%	310
Slidell High School	49.2%	840
Henry Mayfield Elementary School	48.9%	371
E. E. Lyon Elementary School	47.7%	298
Covington Elementary School	46.7%	280
William Pitcher Junior High School	45.4%	161
Chahta-Ima Elementary School	43.6%	134
Slidell Junior High School	42.3%	325
Florida Avenue Elementary School	41.6%	186
Bayou Lacombe Middle School	37.6%	71
Bayou Woods Elementary School	28.7%	122
Carolyn Park Middle School	24.1%	55
W. L. Abney Elementary School	22.8%	225
Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center	22.1%	64
Salmen High School	17.5%	188
St. Tammany Junior High School	17.4%	124
Glynn H. Brock Elementary School	14%	41
Alton Elementary School	12.3%	26