Florida Parish News

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

Of the 19,359 students attending Tangipahoa Parish schools, 47.1% were Black. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 36.5% of Tangipahoa Parish students.

In the previous school year, Black was also the most common student ethnicity in Tangipahoa Parish, representing 46.8% of the student body.

Lucille Nesom Memorial had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 45.2% Black students, 27.6% white students, 22.2% Hispanic students, 4.8% multiracial students, and 0.2% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 0.1% 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
Ponchatoula High School	White	53.8%	2,095
Hammond High Magnet School	Black	51.3%	1,619
Hammond Eastside Magnet	Black	48%	1,322
Champ Cooper Elementary School	White	54.6%	1,123
Hammond Westside Montessori	Black	53.1%	1,027
Loranger Elementary School	White	53.6%	800
Ponchatoula Junior High School	White	43.2%	713
D. C. Reeves Elementary School	White	41.3%	651
Martha Vinyard Elementary School	White	44.6%	648
Tucker Memorial Elementary School	White	40.7%	641
Loranger High School	White	56.5%	625
Loranger Middle School	White	56.8%	562
Independence Leadership Academy	Black	53.4%	554
Woodland Park Magnet	Black	79.4%	486
Independence High Magnet	Black	55.7%	479
Lucille Nesom Memorial	Black	45.2%	460
Perrin Early Learning Center	White	39.9%	459
Midway Elementary School	Black	59.4%	438
Amite Elementary Magnet School	Black	80%	435
Greenville Park Leadership Academy	Black	85%	427
Roseland Montessori	Black	50.2%	414
Jewel M. Sumner High School	White	53.8%	409
Chesbrough Elementary School	White	46.7%	407
Amite High Magnet	Black	83.5%	375
Natalbany Middle School	Black	61%	362
O. W. Dillon Leadership Academy	Black	88.4%	320
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School	White	43.6%	312
Kentwood High Magnet School	Black	93.3%	300
Spring Creek Elementary School	White	61.4%	293
Amite Westside Middle Magnet	Black	81.1%	280
Southeastern La University Lab School	White	57.4%	256
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Cntr.	Black	50.7%	67