Baton Rouge Reporter

Plaquemine Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Iberville Parish schools, welcoming 1,300 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.6% of them were boys, and 47.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Black, representing 58.2% of Plaquemine Senior High School's total enrollment.

Among the eight schools in the Iberville Parish, Iberville Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 957 students, while East Iberville Elementary/High School welcomed 733 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Plaquemine Senior High School is part of the Iberville Parish School District, which generally encompasses schools within Iberville Parish, with its main office in Plaquemine.

In the previous school year, Plaquemine Senior High School still had the highest number of students among Iberville Parish schools.

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 in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Plaquemine Senior High School	Plaquemine	1,300
Iberville Elementary School	Plaquemine	957
East Iberville Elementary/High School	St. Gabriel	733
Iberville Charter Academy	Plaquemine	503
Dorseyville Elementary School	White Castle	451
Crescent Elementary/Junior High School	Plaquemine	395
White Castle High School	White Castle	325
North Iberville Elementary School	Rosedale	275