There were 2,753 Hispanic students enrolled in Bossier Parish schools in 2023-24 school year

Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | https://www.nsula.edu

By Shreveport Reporter

Dec 24, 2024

There were 2,753 Hispanic students enrolled in Bossier Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.7% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Bossier Parish welcomed 22,085 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 12.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 33 schools within the parish, Airline High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 198 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, ranking second-to-last behind Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and teacher-student ratios.

Ethnicities in Bossier Parish in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Bossier Parish Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of Hispanic students enrollment	Number of Hispanic Students	Total Enrollment
Meadowview Elementary School	36.2%	152	420
Central Park Elementary School	32.4%	145	447
Rusheon Middle School	29.9%	169	566
Bossier High School	29.5%	184	623
Waller Elementary School	23.4%	109	465
R. V. Kerr Elementary School	22.8%	76	333
Platt Elementary School	16.9%	78	461
Bossier Elementary School	16.7%	35	209
Princeton Elementary School	15.7%	73	464
Plantation Park Elementary School	15.7%	88	560
T. L. Rodes Elementary School	15.4%	90	584
Greenacres Middle School	14%	80	573
Cope Middle School	13.7%	108	791
Apollo Elementary School	12%	92	766
Haughton Middle School	12%	120	1,002
Sun City Elementary School	11.2%	60	534
Airline High School	11.2%	197	1,761
Elm Grove Elementary School	10.1%	37	365
Bellaire Elementary School	9.8%	42	429
Elm Grove Middle School	9.5%	81	853
Haughton High School	9.5%	122	1,287
Curtis Elementary School	9.3%	43	462
Legacy Elementary School	8.8%	47	534
W. T. Lewis Elementary School	8.6%	48	556
Parkway High School	8.4%	106	1,256
Stockwell Place Elementary School	8.1%	41	508
Benton Middle School	7.7%	60	779
Kingston Elementary School	7.7%	58	756
Benton Elementary School	7.2%	44	608
Benton Intermediate School	6.2%	50	806
Benton High School	6%	86	1,427
Haughton Elementary School	4.8%	31	646
Plain Dealing High School	0.8%	2	254