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

Of the 26,273 students attending Ouachita Parish schools, 50.5% were Black. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 42.1% of Ouachita Parish students.

In the previous school year, Black was also the most common student ethnicity in Ouachita Parish, representing 50.3% of the student body.

Riser Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 42.1% Black students, 26.6% white students, 23.6% Hispanic students, 6.1% multiracial students, 1% Asian students, 0.3% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.3% American Indian students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 1% 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
West Monroe High School	White	65.3%	2,019
Ouachita Parish High School	Black	73.2%	1,126
Neville High School	Black	59.8%	1,041
West Ouachita High School	White	89.5%	976
Sterlington Elementary School	White	72.6%	769
Claiborne School	White	72.8%	721
West Ridge Middle School	White	75.8%	677
Wossman High School	Black	98.1%	622
Sallie Humble Elementary School	White	50.1%	587
Carroll High School	Black	97.3%	561
Good Hope Middle School	White	70%	560
Lexington Elementary School	White	51.7%	559
Lakeshore School	Black	62.9%	537
Sterlington High School	White	74.5%	534
Jack Hayes Elementary School	Black	88.7%	533
Drew Elementary School	White	88.3%	531
Woodlawn Elementary School	White	93.5%	508
East Ouachita Middle School	Black	55.3%	492
Kiroli Elementary School	White	77.6%	482
J. S. Clark Magnet Elementary School	Black	96.8%	468
Calhoun Elementary School	White	91%	468
Riser Middle School	Black	51.3%	448
George Welch Elementary School	White	87%	447
Central Elementary School	White	88.5%	445
Robert E. Lee Junior High School	Black	65.2%	443
Cypress Point Elementary School	Black	87.8%	442
Richwood High School	Black	97.7%	435
Calhoun Middle School	White	88.2%	434
Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary School	Black	97.7%	428
Sterlington Middle School	White	72.8%	400
Carver Elementary School	Black	97.5%	393
Minnie Ruffin Elementary School	Black	97.9%	388
Robinson Elementary School	Black	95.5%	375
Berg Jones Elementary School	Black	98.6%	369
Swartz Upper Elementary School	Black	45.8%	365
Swartz Lower Elementary School	White	48.2%	361
Carroll Junior High School	Black	98.3%	356
Ouachita Junior High School	Black	88.3%	341
Richwood Junior High School	Black	96.2%	320
Martin Luther King Junior High School	Black	97.8%	316
Madison James Foster Elementary School	Black	100%	304
Riser Elementary School	Black	42.1%	297
Lenwil Elementary School	White	49.1%	287
Clara Hall Accelerated School	Black	97.9%	280
Highland Elementary School	White	70.7%	280
Boley Elementary School	Black	53.1%	271
Riverbend Elementary School	Black	72.5%	262
Woodlawn Middle School	White	94.2%	259
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Black	97.9%	240
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School	Black	94.1%	236
New Vision Learning Academy	Black	100%	228
Shady Grove Elementary School	Black	95.3%	212
Crosley Elementary School	White	50.5%	206
Swayze Elementary School	Black	100%	192
Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School	White	96%	175
Sherrouse School	Black	89.9%	159
Southside Alternative High School	Black	79.6%	108