Most students enrolled in Ouachita Parish schools in 2022-23 school year were male

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By NE Louisiana News

Dec 12, 2023

In the 2022-23 school year, 51.2% of students enrolled in Ouachita Parish schools were male, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 26,536 students in the halls of Ouachita Parish schools, comprising 13,586 male students (51.2%) and 12,950 female pupils (48.8%).

During the previous school year, Ouachita Parish’s student body consisted of 51.1% male and 48.9% female.

Across the state, 51.1% of students were male and 48.9% were female.

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. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.

Enrollment in Ouachita Parish by Gender Over 7 Years

Enrollment by Gender in Ouachita Parish in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Male %	Female %	Total Students Enrolled
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School	48.2%	51.8%	255
Berg Jones Elementary School	50.1%	49.9%	341
Boley Elementary School	53.5%	46.5%	271
Calhoun Elementary School	48%	52%	506
Calhoun Middle School	53.1%	46.9%	463
Carroll High School	47.1%	52.9%	560
Carroll Junior High School	47.4%	52.6%	323
Carver Elementary School	52.1%	47.9%	351
Central Elementary School	55.5%	44.5%	422
Claiborne School	49.4%	50.6%	712
Clara Hall Accelerated School	55.1%	44.9%	265
Crosley Elementary School	49.8%	50.2%	201
Cypress Point Elementary School	53%	47%	440
Drew Elementary School	52.1%	47.9%	516
East Ouachita Middle School	47.9%	52.1%	520
George Welch Elementary School	54%	46%	452
Good Hope Middle School	51%	49%	563
Highland Elementary School	53%	47%	285
J. S. Clark Magnet Elementary School	47.7%	52.3%	453
Jack Hayes Elementary School	49.1%	50.9%	552
Kiroli Elementary School	52.5%	47.5%	480
Lakeshore School	56.9%	43.1%	548
Lenwil Elementary School	50.9%	49.1%	285
Lexington Elementary School	51.8%	48.2%	583
Madison James Foster Elementary School	54.8%	45.2%	325
Martin Luther King Junior High School	51.2%	48.8%	326
Minnie Ruffin Elementary School	51%	49%	408
Neville High School	49.5%	50.5%	1,031
New Vision Learning Academy	48%	52%	204
Ouachita Junior High School	48.2%	51.8%	398
Ouachita Parish High School	48%	52%	1,105
Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School	59.3%	40.7%	189
Richwood High School	50.2%	49.8%	466
Richwood Junior High School	49.1%	50.9%	348
Riser Elementary School	52.4%	47.6%	307
Riser Middle School	54.7%	45.3%	426
Riverbend Elementary School	49.5%	50.5%	307
Robert E. Lee Junior High School	49.9%	50.1%	461
Robinson Elementary School	50.1%	49.9%	387
Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary School	48.7%	51.3%	413
Sallie Humble Elementary School	49.3%	50.7%	574
Shady Grove Elementary School	47.4%	52.6%	230
Sherrouse School	69.8%	30.2%	182
Southside Alternative High School	100%	0%	121
Sterlington Elementary School	52.5%	47.5%	791
Sterlington High School	53.9%	46.1%	514
Sterlington Middle School	54.1%	45.9%	410
Swartz Lower Elementary School	53.2%	46.8%	376
Swartz Upper Elementary School	49.7%	50.3%	366
Swayze Elementary School	48.7%	51.3%	197
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	51.1%	48.9%	231
West Monroe High School	50.8%	49.2%	2,032
West Ouachita High School	50.4%	49.6%	1,019
West Ridge Middle School	51.4%	48.6%	617
Woodlawn Elementary School	50.6%	49.4%	534
Woodlawn Middle School	49.3%	50.7%	302
Wossman High School	47.6%	52.4%	592