North Shore Louisiana News

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in St. Tammany Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 36,555 students attending St. Tammany Parish schools, 61.6% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 21.4% of St. Tammany Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in St. Tammany Parish, representing 63.2% of the student body.

E. E. Lyon Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 41.7% white students, 26.9% Black students, 22.2% Hispanic students, 7.1% multiracial students, 2% Asian students, and 0.2% American Indian students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 0.8% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021-22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mandeville High School	White	80.3%	2,067
Slidell High School	White	46.4%	1,682
Covington High School	White	67.9%	1,568
Northshore High School	White	62.9%	1,519
Fontainebleau High School	White	74.3%	1,508
Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School	White	84.5%	1,406
Madisonville Elementary School	White	81.6%	1,075
Salmen High School	Black	69.8%	1,058
W. L. Abney Elementary School	Black	66.2%	968
Little Oak Middle School	White	60.4%	855
Lakeshore High School	White	69.8%	844
Fontainebleau Junior High School	White	72.5%	800
Pearl River High School	White	74.4%	793
Henry Mayfield Elementary School	White	46.5%	763
Lee Road Junior High School	White	89.9%	743
Slidell Junior High School	Black	41%	713
Bonne Ecole Elementary School	White	58%	703
St. Tammany Junior High School	Black	68.8%	690
Pontchartrain Elementary School	White	82.2%	668
E. E. Lyon Elementary School	White	41.7%	666
Madisonville Junior High School	White	85.2%	662
Boyet Junior High School	White	54.4%	656
Tchefuncte Middle School	White	81.9%	653
Pine View Middle School	White	48%	646
Abita Springs Elementary School	White	72.2%	641
Cypress Cove Elementary School	White	54.5%	620
Clearwood Junior High School	White	51.2%	617
Honey Island Elementary School	White	57.8%	595
Covington Elementary School	White	45.5%	583
Lake Harbor Middle School	White	77.9%	569
Mandeville Elementary School	White	72.5%	517
Mandeville Junior High School	White	78.9%	502
Mandeville Middle School	White	81.7%	492
Whispering Forest Elementary School	White	60%	492
Folsom Elementary School	White	75.6%	468
Woodlake Elementary School	White	71.4%	468
Florida Avenue Elementary School	White	37.3%	467
Creekside Junior High School	White	73.2%	433
Fifth Ward Junior High School	White	91.4%	429
Abita Springs Middle School	White	74.9%	423
Riverside Elementary School	White	73.7%	422
Marigny Elementary School	White	71.5%	418
Bayou Woods Elementary School	Black	46.7%	403
Magnolia Trace Elementary School	White	75.8%	364
L. P. Monteleone Junior High School	White	64.7%	363
Sixth Ward Elementary School	White	91.7%	339
Glynn H. Brock Elementary School	Black	62.3%	332
Chahta-Ima Elementary School	White	45.6%	327
Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center	Black	68.4%	316
William Pitcher Junior High School	White	43.7%	295
Alton Elementary School	Black	59.5%	227
Carolyn Park Middle School	Black	43%	221
Bayou Lacombe Middle School	White	40.8%	196
Folsom Junior High School	White	75.4%	195
Little Pearl Elementary School	White	79.1%	115