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Black students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Madison Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 1,251 students attending Madison Parish schools, 94.2% were Black. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.2% of Madison Parish students.

In the previous school year, Black was also the most common student ethnicity in Madison Parish, representing 94.8% of the student body.

Christian Acres Alternative School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 82.8% Black students, 9.4% white students, 6.3% Hispanic students, and 1.6% multiracial students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 2% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves 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%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Tallulah Elementary School	Black	93%	327
Madison High School	Black	95.3%	320
Wright Elementary School	Black	95.8%	288
Madison Middle School	Black	95.2%	252
Christian Acres Alternative School	Black	82.8%	64