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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Enrollment in Beauregard Parish School District schools decreased from previous year

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LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

The only school district in Beauregard Parish suffered declining enrollment in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 5,715 students in the halls of Beauregard Parish School District schools, 1.3% lower than the year before.

Enrollment in Beauregard Parish was steady compared to the state’s trend of decreasing enrollment.

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.8% of them were boys, and 48.2% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 77.8% of the Beauregard Parish School Districts total enrollment.

Beauregard Parish School District has a main office in DeRidder and is the only school district within Beauregard Parish.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

Enrollment in Beauregard Parish Over 6 Years

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Enrollment in Beauregard Parish Districts Schools During 2021-22 School Year

SchoolTotal Enrollment in 2020-2021Total Enrollment in 2021-2022Total % Change
South Beauregard High School776749-3.5%
Deridder High School6606772.6%
South Beauregard Elementary School6016487.8%
Deridder Junior High School556495-11%
K. R. Hanchey Elementary School480478-0.4%
Merryville High School4704771.5%
East Beauregard High School431417-3.2%
East Beauregard Elementary School3963990.8%
South Beauregard Upper Elementary School3603661.7%
Carver Elementary School374352-5.9%
Singer High School330329-0.3%
Pine Wood Elementary School354328-7.3%

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