Baton Rouge Reporter

Black students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Pointe Coupee Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 2,437 students attending Pointe Coupee Parish schools, 55.8% were Black. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 36% of Pointe Coupee Parish students.

In the previous school year, Black was also the most common student ethnicity in Pointe Coupee Parish, representing 55.9% of the student body.

Livonia High School had the most diverse student body in Pointe Coupee Parish, with American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 5.2% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves 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%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Livonia High School	Black	53.4%	903
Rougon Elementary School	Black	52.1%	476
Valverda Elementary School	White	59%	456
Rosenwald Elementary School	Black	91.6%	334
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School	Black	64.6%	268