Shreveport Reporter

There were 4,974 students enrolled in De Soto Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 53.1% of them were boys, and 46.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 51.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 38.5% Black students, 4.5% Hispanic students and 0.5% Asian students.

North DeSoto Upper Elementary School had the highest enrolment among De Soto Parish's schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 807 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's education system ranked 49th in the U.S., only ahead of Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and student safety.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-2023	Total enrollment in 2023-2024	% change
North DeSoto High School	807	804	-0.4%
North DeSoto Upper Elementary School	767	807	5.2%
Logansport High School	615	596	-3.1%
Mansfield Elementary School	577	568	-1.6%
North DeSoto Middle School 6-8	576	598	3.8%
North DeSoto Lower Elementary School	526	526	0%
Stanley High School	390	394	1%
Mansfield Middle School	371	333	-10.2%
Mansfield High School	342	348	1.8%