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Fewer students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish’s only school district in 2021-22 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

The only school district in Tangipahoa Parish suffered declining enrollment in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 19,377 students in the halls of Tangipahoa Parish School District schools, 0.8% lower than the year before.

Enrollment in Tangipahoa Parish was steady compared to the state’s trend of decreasing enrollment.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51% of them were boys, and 49% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Tangipahoa Parish School District students was Black or African American, accounting for 46.6% of the student population.

Tangipahoa Parish School District has a main office in Amite and is the only school district within Tangipahoa Parish.

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

Enrollment in Tangipahoa Parish Over 6 Years

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Enrollment in Tangipahoa Parish Districts Schools During 2021-22 School Year

SchoolTotal Enrollment in 2020-2021Total Enrollment in 2021-2022Total % Change
Ponchatoula High School1,9562,0575.2%
Hammond High Magnet School1,6371,519-7.2%
Hammond Eastside Magnet1,3201,281-3%
Hammond Westside Montessori1,1401,064-6.7%
Champ Cooper Elementary School9169908.1%
Ponchatoula Junior High School7748054%
Loranger Elementary School7627741.6%
D. C. Reeves Elementary School6886890.1%
Martha Vinyard Elementary School681674-1%
Tucker Memorial Elementary School6456510.9%
Loranger High School6126221.6%
Loranger Middle School628594-5.4%
Lucille Nesom Memorial4724944.7%
Woodland Park Magnet483478-1%
Midway Elementary School462453-1.9%
Amite Elementary Magnet School4434522%
Amite High Magnet4334411.8%
Perrin Early Learning Center4164252.2%
Greenville Park Leadership Academy4174190.5%
Independence Leadership Academy4094151.5%
Roseland Montessori426400-6.1%
Jewel M. Sumner High School401399-0.5%
Independence High Magnet3653752.7%
Chesbrough Elementary School3403605.9%
Natalbany Middle School386344-10.9%
Kentwood High Magnet School332315-5.1%
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School335305-9%
O. W. Dillon Leadership Academy354302-14.7%
Spring Creek Elementary School2953001.7%
Amite Westside Middle Magnet315292-7.3%
Independence Magnet2822820%
Southeastern La University Lab School2552591.6%
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Cntr.6765-3%

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