Shreveport Reporter

There were three Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 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, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the nine schools in De Soto Parish, North DeSoto High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of one student.

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 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students enrollment	Enrollment of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Students
North DeSoto Middle School 6-8	0.2%	1
North DeSoto High School	0.1%	1
North DeSoto Upper Elementary School	0.1%	1