Wyandotte Elementary School

Wyandotte Elementary School is one of the low-enrollment elementary campuss in Morgan City, Louisiana, overseen by St. Mary Parish, with 300 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

St. Mary Parish runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 7,153 students. Wyandotte Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Wyandotte Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 31% White, 24% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Wyandotte Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for St. Mary Parish put median household earnings sit near $52,576, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Across St. Mary Parish's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,765 students), Wyandotte Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Morgan City Junior High School, roughly 1.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wyandotte Elementary School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

Wyandotte Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wyandotte Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 18% since 2018, when it stood at 367 (now 300). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 19% to 36%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.