Shreveport Reporter

There were 200 multiracial students enrolled in De Soto Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 22% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that De Soto Parish welcomed 4,971 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the nine schools in De Soto Parish, Logansport High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 35 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

School name	% of Multiple Races (Non-Hispanic) students enrollment	Enrollment of Multiple Races (Non-Hispanic) Students
Logansport High School	5.7%	35
North DeSoto Middle School 6-8	5.6%	32
North DeSoto Lower Elementary School	4.9%	26
North DeSoto High School	4.2%	34
Mansfield Elementary School	4.2%	24
North DeSoto Upper Elementary School	4%	31
Stanley High School	2.8%	11
Mansfield Middle School	1.6%	6
Mansfield High School	0.3%	1