Baton Rouge Reporter

There were 644 white students enrolled in East Feliciana Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that East Feliciana Parish welcomed 1,678 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 38.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the eight schools in East Feliciana Parish, Slaughter Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 322 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
Slaughter Elementary School	69.7%	322
Slaughter Community Charter School	61.7%	230
Eastern La Mental System	20%	1
Jackson Elementary School	16.2%	46
Clinton Elementary School	10.2%	18
East Feliciana Middle School	9.6%	11
East Feliciana High School	6.1%	16