Florida Parish News

There were 110 Asian students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.8% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Tangipahoa Parish welcomed 19,344 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish, Hammond High Magnet School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 20 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 Asian students enrollment	Enrollment of Asian Students
Southeastern La University Lab School	3.9%	10
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Cntr.	1.4%	1
Hammond High Magnet School	1.2%	19
Martha Vinyard Elementary School	1.2%	8
Midway Elementary School	1.1%	5
Champ Cooper Elementary School	1%	11
Hammond Westside Montessori	0.9%	9
Natalbany Middle School	0.9%	3
Ponchatoula Junior High School	0.7%	5
Independence High Magnet	0.6%	3
Lucille Nesom Memorial	0.6%	3
D. C. Reeves Elementary School	0.6%	4
Amite Elementary Magnet School	0.5%	2
Ponchatoula High School	0.5%	10
Jewel M. Sumner High School	0.5%	2
Perrin Early Learning Center	0.5%	2
Independence Leadership Academy	0.4%	2
Tucker Memorial Elementary School	0.4%	3
Amite Westside Middle Magnet	0.4%	1
Hammond Eastside Magnet	0.2%	3
Roseland Montessori	0.2%	1
Woodland Park Magnet	0.2%	1
Loranger Elementary School	0.1%	1