Tangipahoa Parish Education: 7,311 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 5, 2023

There were 7,311 white students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Tangipahoa Parish welcomed 19,344 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 37.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish, Ponchatoula High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,119 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 Tangipahoa Parish in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Tangipahoa Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of White students enrollment	Enrollment of White Students
Southeastern La University Lab School	59.5%	154
Spring Creek Elementary School	58.5%	175
Loranger Elementary School	57.8%	463
Loranger High School	57.8%	359
Champ Cooper Elementary School	56.2%	599
Loranger Middle School	56%	332
Ponchatoula High School	55.2%	1,119
Jewel M. Sumner High School	55.1%	221
Ponchatoula Junior High School	50.7%	367
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School	50.3%	159
Martha Vinyard Elementary School	46.9%	325
Chesbrough Elementary School	45.5%	168
Tucker Memorial Elementary School	45%	301
D. C. Reeves Elementary School	44.5%	279
Roseland Montessori	40.6%	174
Perrin Early Learning Center	40.4%	179
Hammond Eastside Magnet	40%	514
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Cntr.	36.6%	26
Hammond High Magnet School	31.6%	506
Lucille Nesom Memorial	25%	126
Hammond Westside Montessori	24.9%	257
Independence High Magnet	22.1%	113
Midway Elementary School	17.5%	80
Natalbany Middle School	16.1%	56
Independence Leadership Academy	15.8%	88
Amite Elementary Magnet School	10.7%	44
Amite Westside Middle Magnet	9.3%	25
Amite High Magnet	9.1%	38
Woodland Park Magnet	5.3%	26
O. W. Dillon Leadership Academy	5%	16
Kentwood High Magnet School	3.2%	10
Greenville Park Leadership Academy	3.1%	13