Central Louisiana News

There were 338 multiracial students enrolled in Beauregard Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Beauregard Parish welcomed 5,706 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 12 schools in Beauregard Parish, Deridder High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 54 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

School name	% of Multiple Races (Non-Hispanic) students enrollment	Enrollment of Multiple Races (Non-Hispanic) Students
Pine Wood Elementary School	13.1%	46
Deridder Junior High School	11.6%	53
Carver Elementary School	10.3%	34
K. R. Hanchey Elementary School	9.9%	46
Deridder High School	8.3%	54
East Beauregard High School	5.8%	23
Merryville High School	5.7%	28
East Beauregard Elementary School	3.7%	15
Singer High School	2.8%	10
South Beauregard High School	1.7%	13
South Beauregard Elementary School	1.6%	11
South Beauregard Upper Elementary School	1.3%	5