Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 52.1% of Bossier Parish's student body in 2022-23 school year

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By Shreveport Reporter

Nov 5, 2023

There were 11,661 white students enrolled in Bossier Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Bossier Parish welcomed 22,385 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 52.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 34 schools in Bossier Parish, Benton High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,075 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.

Ethnicities in Bossier Parish in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Bossier Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of White students enrollment	Enrollment of White Students
Benton High School	75.4%	1,075
Benton Intermediate School	75.4%	619
Legacy Elementary School	74.9%	426
Benton Elementary School	74.3%	463
Benton Middle School	73.9%	593
Elm Grove Elementary School	70.4%	233
Kingston Elementary School	70.1%	536
Haughton Elementary School	70.1%	445
Princeton Elementary School	68.9%	292
Haughton High School	68.3%	859
Platt Elementary School	66.7%	340
Haughton Middle School	65.1%	662
T. L. Rodes Elementary School	62.5%	372
Stockwell Place Elementary School	56.9%	289
Curtis Elementary School	56.9%	261
Parkway High School	56.3%	708
Elm Grove Middle School	56.2%	497
Sun City Elementary School	53%	286
W. T. Lewis Elementary School	52.8%	315
Plain Dealing High School	52.2%	141
Bellaire Elementary School	52%	209
Airline High School	42%	777
Cope Middle School	40.8%	315
Apollo Elementary School	40.2%	314
Johnny Gray Jones Youth Shelter & Detention Center	33.3%	7
Greenacres Middle School	30.7%	172
Waller Elementary School	19.2%	83
R. V. Kerr Elementary School	18.2%	74
Rusheon Middle School	12.7%	72
Meadowview Elementary School	11.4%	48
Bossier High School	11.3%	73
Central Park Elementary School	11.1%	51
Bossier Elementary School	9.5%	19
Plantation Park Elementary School	6.1%	35