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2023-24 School Year: How many students were enrolled in Ouachita Parish schools

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Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | https://www.nsula.edu

Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | https://www.nsula.edu

There were 26,273 students enrolled in Ouachita Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49.1% were girls.

Data also showed that Black students made up 50.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 42.1% white students, 3.8% Hispanic students and 1.3% Asian students.

West Monroe High School had the highest enrolment among Ouachita Parish's schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 2,019 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's education system ranked 49th in the U.S., only ahead of Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and student safety.

Enrollment in Ouachita Parish Schools Over 7 Years

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Breakdown Enrollment in Ouachita Parish Schools
School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-2023Total enrollment in 2023-2024% change
West Monroe High School2,0322,019-0.6%
Ouachita Parish High School1,1051,1261.9%
Neville High School1,0311,0411%
West Ouachita High School1,019976-4.2%
Sterlington Elementary School791769-2.8%
Claiborne School7127211.3%
West Ridge Middle School6176779.7%
Wossman High School5926225.1%
Lexington Elementary School583559-4.1%
Sallie Humble Elementary School5745872.3%
Good Hope Middle School563560-0.5%
Carroll High School5605610.2%
Jack Hayes Elementary School552533-3.4%
Lakeshore School548537-2%
Woodlawn Elementary School534508-4.9%
East Ouachita Middle School520492-5.4%
Drew Elementary School5165312.9%
Sterlington High School5145343.9%
Calhoun Elementary School506468-7.5%
Kiroli Elementary School4804820.4%
Richwood High School466435-6.7%
Calhoun Middle School463434-6.3%
Robert E. Lee Junior High School461443-3.9%
J. S. Clark Magnet Elementary School4534683.3%
George Welch Elementary School452447-1.1%
Cypress Point Elementary School4404420.5%
Riser Middle School4264485.2%
Central Elementary School4224455.5%
Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary School4134283.6%
Sterlington Middle School410400-2.4%
Minnie Ruffin Elementary School408388-4.9%
Ouachita Junior High School398341-14.3%
Robinson Elementary School387375-3.1%
Swartz Lower Elementary School376361-4%
Swartz Upper Elementary School366365-0.3%
Carver Elementary School35139312%
Richwood Junior High School348320-8%
Berg Jones Elementary School3413698.2%
Martin Luther King Junior High School326316-3.1%
Madison James Foster Elementary School325304-6.5%
Carroll Junior High School32335610.2%
Riser Elementary School307297-3.3%
Riverbend Elementary School307262-14.7%
Woodlawn Middle School302259-14.2%
Lenwil Elementary School2852870.7%
Highland Elementary School285280-1.8%
Boley Elementary School2712710%
Clara Hall Accelerated School2652805.7%
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School255236-7.5%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School2312403.9%
Shady Grove Elementary School230212-7.8%
New Vision Learning Academy20422811.8%
Crosley Elementary School2012062.5%
Swayze Elementary School197192-2.5%
Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School189175-7.4%
Sherrouse School182159-12.6%
Southside Alternative High School121108-10.7%

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