Enrollment Analysis: Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of East Baton Rouge Parish's student body in 2022-23 school year
East Baton Rouge Parish schools reported 83 Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year.
How many Black students were enrolled in East Feliciana Parish schools in 2022-23 school year?
Black students made up 57.2% of the enrollment in East Feliciana Parish public schools in the 2022-23 school year.
- How many people were old enough to vote in West Feliciana Parish during 2021?
- There were 1,437 Black students enrolled in Pointe Coupee Parish schools in 2022-23 school year
- Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 51.6% of West Baton Rouge Parish's student body in 2022-23 school year
- Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 64.5% of Iberville Parish's student body in 2022-23 school year
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