Shreveport Reporter

There were 63 American Indian students enrolled in Bossier Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 14.5% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 33 schools within the parish, Apollo Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of eight students.

Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, according to a WalletHub analysis. The state was ranked 47th overall, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

School name	% of American Indian students enrollment	Number of American Indian Students	Total Enrollment
Apollo Elementary School	1%	8	766
Central Park Elementary School	0.7%	3	447
R. V. Kerr Elementary School	0.6%	2	333
Benton Elementary School	0.5%	3	608
Bossier High School	0.5%	3	623
Haughton High School	0.5%	6	1,287
Haughton Middle School	0.5%	5	1,002
Benton High School	0.4%	6	1,427
Rusheon Middle School	0.4%	2	566
Benton Middle School	0.4%	3	779
Haughton Elementary School	0.3%	2	646
Cope Middle School	0.3%	2	791
Greenacres Middle School	0.3%	2	573
Benton Intermediate School	0.2%	2	806
Curtis Elementary School	0.2%	1	462
Elm Grove Middle School	0.2%	2	853
Meadowview Elementary School	0.2%	1	420
Parkway High School	0.2%	3	1,256
Platt Elementary School	0.2%	1	461
Sun City Elementary School	0.2%	1	534
Legacy Elementary School	0.2%	1	534
Kingston Elementary School	0.1%	1	756
Airline High School	0.1%	2	1,761