Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 46.8% of Tangipahoa Parish's student body in 2022-23 school year

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By North Shore Louisiana News

Mar 18, 2024

There were 9,050 Black students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more 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, Black students comprised 46.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish, Hammond High Magnet School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 811 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 Black students enrollment	Enrollment of Black Students
Kentwood High Magnet School	94.5%	293
O. W. Dillon Leadership Academy	91.6%	293
Greenville Park Leadership Academy	84.2%	351
Amite High Magnet	83.5%	349
Amite Elementary Magnet School	81.8%	338
Amite Westside Middle Magnet	80.6%	216
Woodland Park Magnet	79.9%	394
Midway Elementary School	57.2%	262
Hammond Westside Montessori	56.3%	580
Independence Leadership Academy	55.9%	312
Independence High Magnet	55.3%	283
Natalbany Middle School	53%	184
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Cntr.	50.7%	36
Hammond High Magnet School	50.7%	811
Roseland Montessori	50.3%	216
Lucille Nesom Memorial	48.9%	247
Hammond Eastside Magnet	47%	604
Chesbrough Elementary School	45.3%	167
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School	39.9%	126
Perrin Early Learning Center	39.1%	173
Martha Vinyard Elementary School	38.8%	269
D. C. Reeves Elementary School	37.2%	233
Jewel M. Sumner High School	35.9%	144
Ponchatoula Junior High School	35.8%	259
Tucker Memorial Elementary School	35.1%	235
Spring Creek Elementary School	31.4%	94
Loranger High School	31.1%	193
Ponchatoula High School	31.1%	631
Loranger Middle School	30%	178
Champ Cooper Elementary School	29.5%	314
Loranger Elementary School	26.7%	214
Southeastern La University Lab School	19.7%	51