Shreveport Reporter

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Bossier Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 22,085 students attending Bossier Parish schools, 51.2% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 29.4% of Bossier Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Bossier Parish, representing 52.1% of the student body.

Apollo Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 38.3% white students, 36.7% Black students, 12% Hispanic students, 7.4% multiracial students, 4.3% Asian students, 1% American Indian students, and 0.3% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 1.3% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021-22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Airline High School	Black	41.8%	1,761
Benton High School	White	75.1%	1,427
Haughton High School	White	67.3%	1,287
Parkway High School	White	55.7%	1,256
Haughton Middle School	White	66.8%	1,002
Elm Grove Middle School	White	55.8%	853
Benton Intermediate School	White	76.7%	806
Cope Middle School	Black	42.9%	791
Benton Middle School	White	73.7%	779
Apollo Elementary School	White	38.3%	766
Kingston Elementary School	White	72.4%	756
Haughton Elementary School	White	69.7%	646
Bossier High School	Black	54.4%	623
Benton Elementary School	White	74.7%	608
T. L. Rodes Elementary School	White	59.1%	584
Greenacres Middle School	Black	50.1%	573
Rusheon Middle School	Black	54.2%	566
Plantation Park Elementary School	Black	70.2%	560
W. T. Lewis Elementary School	White	51.8%	556
Legacy Elementary School	White	71.9%	534
Sun City Elementary School	White	51.7%	534
Stockwell Place Elementary School	White	57.3%	508
Waller Elementary School	Black	52%	465
Princeton Elementary School	White	64.4%	464
Curtis Elementary School	White	56.5%	462
Platt Elementary School	White	64.2%	461
Central Park Elementary School	Black	54.4%	447
Bellaire Elementary School	White	52%	429
Meadowview Elementary School	Black	48.8%	420
Elm Grove Elementary School	White	72.6%	365
R. V. Kerr Elementary School	Black	52.3%	333
Plain Dealing High School	White	46.1%	254
Bossier Elementary School	Black	70.3%	209