Bossier Parish Education: 6,626 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By Shreveport Reporter

Mar 19, 2024

There were 6,626 Black students enrolled in Bossier Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% more 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, Black students comprised 29.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 34 schools in Bossier Parish, Airline High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 768 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 Black students enrollment	Enrollment of Black Students
Plantation Park Elementary School	75.6%	433
Bossier Elementary School	72.1%	145
Johnny Gray Jones Youth Shelter & Detention Center	66.7%	14
Bossier High School	56.4%	363
Central Park Elementary School	55.9%	256
R. V. Kerr Elementary School	55.8%	227
Rusheon Middle School	55.7%	317
Meadowview Elementary School	50.7%	214
Waller Elementary School	49.2%	213
Greenacres Middle School	46.3%	260
Plain Dealing High School	43%	116
Airline High School	41.5%	767
Cope Middle School	38.9%	300
Apollo Elementary School	37.9%	296
W. T. Lewis Elementary School	30.3%	181
Bellaire Elementary School	28.1%	113
Parkway High School	27.7%	348
Elm Grove Middle School	26.1%	231
Curtis Elementary School	24.6%	113
Stockwell Place Elementary School	24.2%	123
Sun City Elementary School	22.8%	123
Haughton Elementary School	20.5%	130
Haughton High School	18.2%	229
Haughton Middle School	17.9%	182
Benton Middle School	15.3%	123
T. L. Rodes Elementary School	15.1%	90
Princeton Elementary School	14.2%	60
Kingston Elementary School	14.2%	109
Benton Elementary School	13.8%	86
Benton Intermediate School	13.2%	108
Platt Elementary School	13.1%	67
Benton High School	13%	185
Legacy Elementary School	11.4%	65
Elm Grove Elementary School	11.2%	37