Baton Rouge Reporter

The only school district in Pointe Coupee Parish suffered declining enrollment in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 2,646 students in the halls of Pointe Coupee Parish School District schools, 2.8% lower than the year before.

Enrollment in Pointe Coupee Parish was steady compared to the state’s trend of decreasing enrollment.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49.1% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Black or African American, representing 56% of the Pointe Coupee Parish School Districts total enrollment.

Pointe Coupee Parish School District has a main office in New Roads and is the only school district within Pointe Coupee Parish.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

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	Total Enrollment in 2020-2021	Total Enrollment in 2021-2022	Total % Change
Livonia High School	972	963	-0.9%
Valverda Elementary School	547	491	-10.2%
Rougon Elementary School	497	479	-3.6%
Rosenwald Elementary School	433	424	-2.1%
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School	255	274	7.5%