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Enrollment in Rapides Parish School District schools decreased from previous year

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

There were 22,138 students in the halls of Rapides Parish School District schools, 2% lower than the year before.

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

Out of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Rapides Parish School District students was white, accounting for 48.9% of the student population.

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

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

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 Rapides Parish Over 6 Years

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

SchoolTotal Enrollment in 2020-2021Total Enrollment in 2021-2022Total % 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%
J. B. Nachman Elementary School5325503.4%
Tioga Junior High School5375502.4%
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%
Paradise Elementary School3573672.8%
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School402367-8.7%
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%
Jackson Head Start497144.9%
Rapides Training Academy7770-9.1%
the Pines Head Start356482.9%
Lee Head Start1758241.2%

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