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D'Arbonne Woods Charter School had the highest enrollment among Union Parish schools, welcoming 973 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, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 79% of D'Arbonne Woods Charter School's total enrollment.

Among the four schools in the Union Parish, Union Parish High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 749 students, while Union Parish Elementary School welcomed 694 students to be ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

D'Arbonne Woods Charter School is part of the D'Arbonne Woods Charter School School District, which generally encompasses schools within Union Parish, with its main office in Farmerville.

In the previous school year, D'Arbonne Woods Charter School still had the highest number of students among Union 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
D'Arbonne Woods Charter School	Farmerville	973
Union Parish High School	Farmerville	749
Union Parish Elementary School	Farmerville	694
Downsville Community Charter School	Downsville	438