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Southside Elementary School had the highest enrollment among East Carroll Parish schools, welcoming 373 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52% of them were boys, and 48% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Black, representing 99.2% of Southside Elementary School's total enrollment.

Among the three schools in the East Carroll Parish, General Trass High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 250 students, while Griffin Middle School Academy welcomed 166 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Southside Elementary School is part of the East Carroll Parish School District, which generally encompasses schools within East Carroll Parish, with its main office in Lake Providence.

In the previous school year, Southside Elementary School still had the highest number of students among East Carroll Parish schools.

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 in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Southside Elementary School	Lake Providence	373
General Trass High School	Lake Providence	250
Griffin Middle School Academy	Lake Providence	166