Shreveport Reporter

There were 434 white students enrolled in Red River Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.6% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Red River Parish welcomed 1,285 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 33.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the five schools within the parish, Red River Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 223 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.

School name	% of white students enrollment	Number of white Students	Total Enrollment
Red River Elementary School	36.8%	223	606
Red River Junior High School	34.1%	86	252
Ware Youth Center	31.1%	14	45
Red River High School	29.5%	98	332
Red River Academic Academy	26%	13	50