Boys made up 51.1% of the parish student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.
Data also showed that Black students made up to 49.8% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Ouachita Parish schools, followed by 43.6% of White students, 3.4% of Hispanic students and 1.2% of Asian students.
West Monroe High School had the highest enrolment among Ouachita Parish's schools in the 2021-22 cycle, welcoming 2,040 students.
In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
The majority of Louisiana students were identified as White and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021–2022 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.
Enrollment in Ouachita Parish Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2020-2021 | Total enrollment in 2021-2022 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Monroe High School | 2,101 | 2,040 | -2.9% |
| Ouachita Parish High School | 1,114 | 1,156 | 3.8% |
| West Ouachita High School | 1,096 | 1,078 | -1.6% |
| Neville High School | 985 | 993 | 0.8% |
| Sterlington Elementary School | 781 | 789 | 1% |
| Claiborne School | 766 | 721 | -5.9% |
| Sallie Humble Elementary School | 636 | 654 | 2.8% |
| West Ridge Middle School | 665 | 637 | -4.2% |
| Lexington Elementary School | 564 | 616 | 9.2% |
| Good Hope Middle School | 648 | 600 | -7.4% |
| Wossman High School | 613 | 573 | -6.5% |
| Woodlawn Elementary School | 546 | 554 | 1.5% |
| Carroll High School | 596 | 550 | -7.7% |
| Jack Hayes Elementary School | 523 | 531 | 1.5% |
| Lakeshore School | 533 | 529 | -0.8% |
| East Ouachita Middle School | 548 | 518 | -5.5% |
| Sterlington High School | 462 | 504 | 9.1% |
| Drew Elementary School | 505 | 502 | -0.6% |
| Calhoun Elementary School | 492 | 499 | 1.4% |
| Robert E. Lee Junior High School | 493 | 499 | 1.2% |
| Kiroli Elementary School | 480 | 496 | 3.3% |
| Richwood High School | 493 | 491 | -0.4% |
| George Welch Elementary School | 416 | 455 | 9.4% |
| Calhoun Middle School | 459 | 447 | -2.6% |
| J. S. Clark Magnet Elementary School | 448 | 447 | -0.2% |
| Riser Middle School | 418 | 428 | 2.4% |
| Cypress Point Elementary School | 456 | 414 | -9.2% |
| Sterlington Middle School | 403 | 408 | 1.2% |
| Ouachita Junior High School | 399 | 405 | 1.5% |
| Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary School | 418 | 401 | -4.1% |
| Minnie Ruffin Elementary School | 422 | 401 | -5% |
| Central Elementary School | 398 | 388 | -2.5% |
| Swartz Lower Elementary School | 394 | 387 | -1.8% |
| Robinson Elementary School | 348 | 359 | 3.2% |
| Swartz Upper Elementary School | 345 | 354 | 2.6% |
| Richwood Junior High School | 365 | 352 | -3.6% |
| Madison James Foster Elementary School | 336 | 342 | 1.8% |
| Berg Jones Elementary School | 341 | 311 | -8.8% |
| Highland Elementary School | 287 | 307 | 7% |
| Martin Luther King Junior High School | 274 | 302 | 10.2% |
| Carroll Junior High School | 339 | 300 | -11.5% |
| Lenwil Elementary School | 276 | 294 | 6.5% |
| Carver Elementary School | 300 | 293 | -2.3% |
| Barkdull Faulk Elementary School | 309 | 291 | -5.8% |
| Riser Elementary School | 310 | 288 | -7.1% |
| Riverbend Elementary School | 329 | 285 | -13.4% |
| Woodlawn Middle School | 294 | 277 | -5.8% |
| Clara Hall Accelerated School | 281 | 265 | -5.7% |
| Shady Grove Elementary School | 275 | 259 | -5.8% |
| Crosley Elementary School | 226 | 233 | 3.1% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | 232 | 228 | -1.7% |
| New Vision Learning Academy | 282 | 224 | -20.6% |
| Sherrouse School | 52 | 223 | 328.8% |
| Boley Elementary School | 241 | 209 | -13.3% |
| Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School | 215 | 200 | -7% |
| Swayze Elementary School | 226 | 197 | -12.8% |
| Southside Alternative High School | 82 | 89 | 8.5% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Lakeshore School• Shady Grove Elementary School• Riser Middle School• Kiroli Elementary School• Good Hope Middle School• East Ouachita Middle School• Highland Elementary School• Barkdull Faulk Elementary School• Sterlington High School• Minnie Ruffin Elementary School• Riverbend Elementary School• West Ouachita High School• West Ridge Middle School• George Welch Elementary School• Boley Elementary School• Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary School• Claiborne School• Crosley Elementary School• Calhoun Elementary School• Neville High School• West Monroe High School• Madison James Foster Elementary School• Southside Alternative High School• Riser Elementary School• Lenwil Elementary School• Carroll Junior High School• Sterlington Elementary School• Richwood High School• Jack Hayes Elementary School• Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School• Carroll High School• Swartz Lower Elementary School• Clara Hall Accelerated School• Ouachita Junior High School• Swartz Upper Elementary School• Carver Elementary School• Calhoun Middle School• Lexington Elementary School• New Vision Learning Academy• Thomas Jefferson Elementary School• Woodlawn Elementary School• Berg Jones Elementary School• Woodlawn Middle School• Wossman High School• Ouachita Parish High School• Robert E. Lee Junior High School• Cypress Point Elementary School• Martin Luther King Junior High School• Central Elementary School• Sterlington Middle School• Drew Elementary School• J.s. Clark Magnet Elementary School• Swayze Elementary School• Richwood Junior High School• Sherrouse School• Sallie Humble Elementary School• Robinson Elementary School
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