Florida Parish News

There were 23 Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 27.8% 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, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish, Ponchatoula High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students enrollment	Enrollment of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Students
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Cntr.	1.4%	1
Amite High Magnet	0.7%	3
Champ Cooper Elementary School	0.3%	3
Loranger Middle School	0.3%	2
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School	0.3%	1
Hammond High Magnet School	0.2%	3
Independence High Magnet	0.2%	1
Loranger High School	0.2%	1
Lucille Nesom Memorial	0.2%	1
Ponchatoula High School	0.2%	4
Perrin Early Learning Center	0.2%	1
Hammond Westside Montessori	0.2%	2