Central Louisiana News

There were 10,643 white students enrolled in Rapides Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Rapides Parish welcomed 22,031 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 48.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 49 schools in Rapides Parish, Buckeye High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 902 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 White students enrollment	Enrollment of White Students
Buckeye High School	97.6%	902
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School	96%	358
Buckeye Elementary School	93.9%	428
Oak Hill High School	91.2%	670
Caroline Dormon Junior High School	90.9%	369
Ruby-Wise Elementary School	88.6%	379
Plainview High School	83%	225
Mary Goff Elementary School	82.6%	275
Poland Junior High School	71.8%	239
Ball Elementary School	70.9%	273
Tioga Junior High School	69.4%	376
Paradise Elementary School	68.7%	252
Tioga High School	66.7%	588
Tioga Elementary School	63.2%	309
J. I. Barron Senior Elementary School	62.8%	596
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School	61.1%	203
Glenmora High School	60.4%	378
Pineville High School	58.5%	762
Pineville Junior High School	57.8%	335
Pinecrest Supports & Services Center	56.7%	51
Northwood High School	54.3%	322
Alexandria Senior High School	47%	657
Rapides High School	45.9%	112
J. B. Nachman Elementary School	45.7%	238
Peabody Montessori Elementary School	45.6%	215
Rapides Training Academy	44.8%	26
Forest Hill Junior High School	41.8%	193
Scott M. Brame Middle School	31.8%	240
Cherokee Elementary School	27.8%	154
Lessie Moore Elementary School	23.4%	94
Pineville Elementary School	23.1%	55
Bolton High School	19.2%	110
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School	14.9%	55
Carter C. Raymond Junior High School	14.6%	26
Mabel Brasher Montessori	13.7%	56
Renaissance Home for Youth	9.1%	1
The Pines Head Start	7.7%	5
Alexandria Middle Magnet School	7.4%	43
Horseshoe Drive Elementary New Vision Academy	5.1%	15
L. S. Rugg Elementary School	3.4%	14
D. F. Huddle Elementary School	2.6%	11
Acadian Elementary School	2.4%	7
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School	2.2%	9
Martin Park Elementary School	2%	5
McKeithen Head Start	1.5%	2
Alma Redwine Elementary School	1.3%	3
Peabody Magnet High School	0.9%	6
Jackson Head Start	0.8%	1