Shreveport Reporter

There were 26 Asian students enrolled in De Soto Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as 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, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the nine schools in De Soto Parish, North DeSoto Upper Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of six 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 Asian students enrollment	Enrollment of Asian Students
North DeSoto Lower Elementary School	1.1%	6
North DeSoto Middle School 6-8	0.9%	5
North DeSoto Upper Elementary School	0.8%	6
North DeSoto High School	0.5%	4
Mansfield Middle School	0.5%	2
Mansfield High School	0.3%	1
Mansfield Elementary School	0.3%	2