Cankton Elementary School (St. Landry Parish SCH DIST.), Louisiana - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Cankton Elementary School is a Elementary in Cankton, LA. It currently serves 508 students (grades PK-04). The school is part of the St. Landry Parish School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in St. Landry Parish School District and all schools in Louisiana.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:508

Number of Teachers: 37

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.70

Location Info

Location: 602 Main Street, Cankton, LA 70584

Mailing Address: 602 Main Street, Cankton, LA 70584

Phone: (337)668-4465

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	100
Grade 2	101
Grade 3	99
Grade 4	85
Kindergarten	87
Pre-Kindergarten	36

Gender/Sex of Cankton Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	262	51.58
Female	246	48.43

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Cankton Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.20
Black or African American	219	43.11
Hispanic/Latino	83	16.34
Two or more races	15	2.95
White	190	37.40

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	119	45.42
Hispanic/Latino	34	12.98
Two or more races	5	1.91
White	104	39.70

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.41
Black or African American	100	40.65
Hispanic/Latino	49	19.92
Two or more races	10	4.07
White	86	34.96

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	41	41.00
Hispanic/Latino	19	19.00
Two or more races	5	5.00
White	35	35.00

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	44	43.56
Hispanic/Latino	21	20.79
Two or more races	3	2.97
White	33	32.67

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.01
Black or African American	47	47.48
Hispanic/Latino	10	10.10
White	41	41.41

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	35	41.18
Hispanic/Latino	15	17.65
Two or more races	4	4.71
White	31	36.47

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	38	43.68
Hispanic/Latino	12	13.79
Two or more races	2	2.30
White	35	40.23

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	14	38.89
Hispanic/Latino	6	16.67
Two or more races	1	2.78
White	15	41.67