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Rapides Parish: 2% less students were enrolled in 2021-22

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There were 22,129 students enrolled in Rapides Parish schools in the 2021-22 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.2% of the parish student body, while the other 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that White students made up to 48.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Rapides Parish schools, followed by 42% of Black students, 4.8% of Hispanic students and 1.4% of Asian students.

Alexandria Senior High School had the highest enrolment among Rapides Parish's schools in the 2021-22 cycle, welcoming 1,331 students.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

The majority of Louisiana students were identified as White and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021–2022 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

Enrollment in Rapides Parish Schools
School nameTotal enrollment in 2020-2021Total enrollment in 2021-2022% change
Alexandria Senior High School1,3261,3310.4%
Pineville High School1,3781,323-4%
J. I. Barron Senior Elementary School954942-1.3%
Tioga High School975941-3.5%
Buckeye High School986938-4.9%
Scott M. Brame Middle School796747-6.2%
Peabody Magnet High School7127424.2%
Oak Hill High School741734-0.9%
Glenmora High School645641-0.6%
Northwood High School646640-0.9%
Cherokee Elementary School5355625%
Pineville Junior High School602555-7.8%
Bolton High School617551-10.7%
Tioga Junior High School5375502.4%
J. B. Nachman Elementary School5325503.4%
Tioga Elementary School540505-6.5%
Alexandria Middle Magnet School34349744.9%
Forest Hill Junior High School4784871.9%
Buckeye Elementary School486474-2.5%
Peabody Montessori Elementary School4534703.8%
D. F. Huddle Elementary School29346057%
L. S. Rugg Elementary School24642874%
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School32942729.8%
Caroline Dormon Junior High School418407-2.6%
Ruby-Wise Elementary School3984072.3%
Lessie Moore Elementary School445405-9%
Mabel Brasher Montessori3743842.7%
Ball Elementary School400378-5.5%
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School435370-14.9%
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School402367-8.7%
Paradise Elementary School3573672.8%
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School3503602.9%
Poland Junior High School3423461.2%
Mary Goff Elementary School349335-4%
Acadian Elementary School25331624.9%
Horseshoe Drive Elementary New Vision Academy312303-2.9%
Pineville Elementary School2692773%
Plainview High School2572663.5%
Martin Park Elementary School314236-24.8%
Alma Redwine Elementary School249212-14.9%
Rapides High School219210-4.1%
Carter C. Raymond Junior High School1751771.1%
McKeithen Head Start54152181.5%
Pinecrest Supports & Services Center8483-1.2%
Jackson Head Start497144.9%
Rapides Training Academy7770-9.1%
the Pines Head Start356482.9%
Lee Head Start1758241.2%
Renaissance Home for Youth2313-43.5%

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