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Tangipahoa Parish Education: 1,787 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

There were 1,787 Hispanic students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.4% 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, Hispanic students comprised 9.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish, Hammond High Magnet School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 189 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
Black [46.8%]White [37.8%]Hispanic [9.2%]multiracial [5.4%]Ethnicities <5% [0.8%]
Enrollment Demographics in Tangipahoa Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Hispanic students enrollment Enrollment of Hispanic Students
Independence Leadership Academy23.1%129
Natalbany Middle School20.7%72
Lucille Nesom Memorial19.4%98
Midway Elementary School18.8%86
Independence High Magnet18.2%93
Hammond Westside Montessori12.6%130
Perrin Early Learning Center12.4%55
Hammond High Magnet School11.8%189
D. C. Reeves Elementary School11.3%71
Tucker Memorial Elementary School11.1%74
Woodland Park Magnet11%54
Southeastern La University Lab School9.3%24
Martha Vinyard Elementary School9.1%63
Loranger Elementary School9.1%73
Loranger Middle School8.4%50
Greenville Park Leadership Academy8.4%35
Loranger High School7.4%46
Ponchatoula High School7%142
Champ Cooper Elementary School6.9%73
Ponchatoula Junior High School6.5%47
Hammond Eastside Magnet6.1%78
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Cntr.5.6%4
Roseland Montessori4.7%20
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School4.1%13
Amite High Magnet3.6%15
Spring Creek Elementary School3.3%10
Jewel M. Sumner High School3%12
Amite Westside Middle Magnet3%8
Amite Elementary Magnet School2.9%12
Chesbrough Elementary School1.9%7
O. W. Dillon Leadership Academy0.6%2
Kentwood High Magnet School0.3%1

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