LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education
LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education
Data showed that Tangipahoa Parish welcomed 19,344 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the parish.
Among the 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish, Champ Cooper Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five 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.
| School name | % of American Indian students enrollment | Enrollment of American Indian Students |
|---|---|---|
| Champ Cooper Elementary School | 0.5% | 5 |
| Lucille Nesom Memorial | 0.4% | 2 |
| Woodland Park Magnet | 0.4% | 2 |
| Chesbrough Elementary School | 0.3% | 1 |
| Amite Elementary Magnet School | 0.2% | 1 |
| Hammond High Magnet School | 0.2% | 3 |
| Greenville Park Leadership Academy | 0.2% | 1 |
| Independence Leadership Academy | 0.2% | 1 |
| D. C. Reeves Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 |
| Hammond Westside Montessori | 0.2% | 2 |
| Hammond Eastside Magnet | 0.2% | 3 |
| Ponchatoula Junior High School | 0.1% | 1 |
| Ponchatoula High School | 0.1% | 2 |
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