Baton Rouge Reporter

There were 955 white students enrolled in Pointe Coupee Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.4% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Pointe Coupee Parish welcomed 2,572 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 37.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the five schools in Pointe Coupee Parish, Livonia High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 339 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.

School name	% of White students enrollment	Enrollment of White Students
Valverda Elementary School	60.8%	313
Rougon Elementary School	47.3%	238
Livonia High School	37.7%	339
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School	15.8%	44
Rosenwald Elementary School	5.6%	21