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Of the many ethnicities represented in Ouachita Parish schools, Black was the most prevalent ethnicity among Ouachita Parish students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 26,536 students attending Ouachita Parish schools, 50.3% were Black. White students were the second largest ethnicity making up 42.8% of Ouachita Parish students.

In the previous school year, Black was also the most common student ethnicity in Ouachita Parish, representing 49.8% of the student body.

Sterlington High School had the most diverse student body in Ouachita Parish, with American Indian, Asian, Black, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 0.2%, in the 2022-23 school year

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.

The majority of Louisiana students were identified as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021-22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

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	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
West Monroe High School	White	64.8%	2,032
Ouachita Parish High School	Black	71%	1,105
Neville High School	Black	56.9%	1,031
West Ouachita High School	White	90.9%	1,019
Sterlington Elementary School	White	71.8%	791
Claiborne School	White	77.2%	712
West Ridge Middle School	White	81.7%	617
Wossman High School	Black	98.3%	592
Lexington Elementary School	White	51.3%	583
Sallie Humble Elementary School	White	45.3%	574
Good Hope Middle School	White	73%	563
Carroll High School	Black	97.9%	560
Jack Hayes Elementary School	Black	88%	552
Lakeshore School	Black	61.9%	548
Woodlawn Elementary School	White	95.9%	534
East Ouachita Middle School	Black	56%	520
Drew Elementary School	White	89.3%	516
Sterlington High School	White	72.2%	514
Calhoun Elementary School	White	91.1%	506
Kiroli Elementary School	White	78.5%	480
Richwood High School	Black	97.9%	466
Calhoun Middle School	White	87.5%	463
Robert E. Lee Junior High School	Black	65.7%	461
J. S. Clark Magnet Elementary School	Black	97.6%	453
George Welch Elementary School	White	88.3%	452
Cypress Point Elementary School	Black	86.8%	440
Riser Middle School	Black	48.8%	426
Central Elementary School	White	91.2%	422
Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary School	Black	98.1%	413
Sterlington Middle School	White	72.2%	410
Minnie Ruffin Elementary School	Black	98%	408
Ouachita Junior High School	Black	92.7%	398
Robinson Elementary School	Black	96.1%	387
Swartz Lower Elementary School	White	51.1%	376
Swartz Upper Elementary School	Black	48.9%	366
Carver Elementary School	Black	98%	351
Richwood Junior High School	Black	96.6%	348
Berg Jones Elementary School	Black	98.8%	341
Martin Luther King Junior High School	Black	98.5%	326
Madison James Foster Elementary School	Black	99.4%	325
Carroll Junior High School	Black	97.5%	323
Riverbend Elementary School	Black	77.2%	307
Riser Elementary School	Black	41.4%	307
Woodlawn Middle School	White	95.4%	302
Highland Elementary School	White	71.6%	285
Lenwil Elementary School	White	54.7%	285
Boley Elementary School	Black	56.8%	271
Clara Hall Accelerated School	Black	98.1%	265
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School	Black	94.1%	255
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Black	97.8%	231
Shady Grove Elementary School	Black	93.5%	230
New Vision Learning Academy	Black	99.5%	204
Crosley Elementary School	White	45.8%	201
Swayze Elementary School	Black	98.5%	197
Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School	White	95.8%	189
Sherrouse School	Black	90.1%	182
Southside Alternative High School	Black	79.3%	121