Baton Rouge Reporter

There was one American Indian student enrolled in Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired District schools in the 2021-22 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired District welcomed 155 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired District roughly covers schools within East Baton Rouge Parish and has a main office in Baton Rouge.

Among the two schools in Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired District, Louisiana School for the Deaf recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of one student.

The majority of Louisiana students were identified as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021–22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of American Indian Students	American Indian students %
2022	155	1	0.6%
2021	171	1	0.6%
2020	192	1	0.5%
2019	213	1	0.5%
2018	203	0	0%
2017	195	1	0.5%