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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 1.6% of Bossier Parish's student body in 2023-24 school year

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

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

There were 357 Asian students enrolled in Bossier Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.8% less 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, Asian students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 33 schools within the parish, Airline High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 55 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
White [51.2%]Black [29.4%]Hispanic [12.5%]Ethnicities <5% [7%]
Enrollment Demographics in Bossier Parish Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Asian students enrollment Number of Asian StudentsTotal Enrollment
Greenacres Middle School6.1%35573
W. T. Lewis Elementary School4.5%25556
Apollo Elementary School4.3%33766
Airline High School3.1%551,761
Sun City Elementary School2.6%14534
Plantation Park Elementary School2.1%12560
Stockwell Place Elementary School2%10508
Kingston Elementary School1.9%14756
Elm Grove Middle School1.9%16853
Cope Middle School1.8%14791
Curtis Elementary School1.7%8462
Bellaire Elementary School1.6%7429
Parkway High School1.6%201,256
Benton Middle School1.5%12779
Benton Intermediate School1.5%12806
Benton High School1.4%201,427
Legacy Elementary School1.3%7534
Rusheon Middle School1.2%7566
Meadowview Elementary School1%4420
Waller Elementary School0.9%4465
Bossier High School0.8%5623
Elm Grove Elementary School0.8%3365
Plain Dealing High School0.8%2254
Benton Elementary School0.7%4608
Haughton Elementary School0.6%4646
T. L. Rodes Elementary School0.5%3584
Platt Elementary School0.4%2461
R. V. Kerr Elementary School0.3%1333
Central Park Elementary School0.2%1447
Haughton High School0.2%31,287
Haughton Middle School0.1%11,002

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