St. Tammany Parish Education: 7,762 Black 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

Mar 19, 2024

There were 7,762 Black students enrolled in St. Tammany Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% more 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, Black students comprised 21.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 55 schools in St. Tammany Parish, Salmen High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 733 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 Black students enrollment	Enrollment of Black Students
Salmen High School	68.4%	733
St. Tammany Junior High School	66.7%	474
Glynn H. Brock Elementary School	65.8%	192
Alton Elementary School	64.6%	137
Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center	64.5%	187
W. L. Abney Elementary School	63.9%	631
Carolyn Park Middle School	47.8%	109
Bayou Woods Elementary School	43.1%	183
Bayou Lacombe Middle School	38.1%	72
Slidell Junior High School	37.6%	289
Henry Mayfield Elementary School	36.5%	277
Slidell High School	36.4%	621
Florida Avenue Elementary School	35.3%	158
William Pitcher Junior High School	33.2%	118
Chahta-Ima Elementary School	31.3%	96
Clearwood Junior High School	28.3%	186
Covington Elementary School	28.2%	169
Pine View Middle School	27.2%	164
Boyet Junior High School	24.9%	162
E. E. Lyon Elementary School	24.8%	155
Whispering Forest Elementary School	23.7%	126
Bonne Ecole Elementary School	23.1%	168
Northshore High School	20.4%	319
Cypress Cove Elementary School	19.9%	127
Little Oak Middle School	19.6%	167
Covington High School	18.9%	284
Honey Island Elementary School	18.7%	107
Folsom Junior High School	16.7%	33
Lakeshore High School	14.7%	126
Fontainebleau Junior High School	13%	104
Folsom Elementary School	12.7%	55
L. P. Monteleone Junior High School	12.1%	47
Abita Springs Middle School	10.9%	44
Fontainebleau High School	9.6%	149
Abita Springs Elementary School	9.3%	60
Creekside Junior High School	8.6%	43
Magnolia Trace Elementary School	8.4%	31
Marigny Elementary School	8.3%	37
Lake Harbor Middle School	7.7%	43
Mandeville High School	7.3%	152
Mandeville Junior High School	7.3%	37
Mandeville Elementary School	7.2%	38
Pearl River High School	7.1%	55
Riverside Elementary School	6.1%	25
Woodlake Elementary School	6.1%	31
Madisonville Elementary School	5.2%	57
Tchefuncte Middle School	5.1%	33
Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School	4.5%	64
Mandeville Middle School	4.3%	21
Madisonville Junior High School	4.2%	25
Little Pearl Elementary School	4.1%	5
Pontchartrain Elementary School	2.9%	21
Fifth Ward Junior High School	1.7%	7
Lee Road Junior High School	0.8%	6