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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Pointe Coupee Parish Education: 31 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

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LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

There were 31 multiracial students enrolled in Pointe Coupee Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 24% more 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, multiracial students comprised 1.2% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the five schools in Pointe Coupee Parish, Valverda Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 10 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.

Ethnicities in Pointe Coupee Parish in 2022-23 School Year
Black [55.9%]White [37.1%]Hispanic [5.6%]Ethnicities <5% [1.4%]
Enrollment Demographics in Pointe Coupee Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Multiple Races (Non-Hispanic) students enrollment Enrollment of Multiple Races (Non-Hispanic) Students
Valverda Elementary School1.9%10
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School1.4%4
Rougon Elementary School1.2%6
Livonia High School0.9%8
Rosenwald Elementary School0.8%3

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