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In the 2022-23 school year, 51.3% of students enrolled in Rapides Parish schools were male, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

There were 22,031 students in the halls of Rapides Parish schools, comprising 11,302 male students (51.3%) and 10,729 female pupils (48.7%).

During the previous school year, Rapides Parish’s student body consisted of 51.2% male and 48.8% female.

Across the state, 51.1% of students were male and 48.9% were female.

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. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.

School name	Male %	Female %	Total Students Enrolled
Acadian Elementary School	51.4%	48.6%	296
Alexandria Middle Magnet School	52.5%	47.5%	583
Alexandria Senior High School	49.5%	50.5%	1,398
Alma Redwine Elementary School	52.9%	47.1%	223
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School	53%	47%	400
Ball Elementary School	51.4%	48.6%	385
Bolton High School	49.8%	50.2%	574
Buckeye Elementary School	52.9%	47.1%	456
Buckeye High School	48.7%	51.3%	924
Caroline Dormon Junior High School	52.2%	47.8%	406
Carter C. Raymond Junior High School	57.3%	42.7%	178
Cherokee Elementary School	52.8%	47.2%	553
D. F. Huddle Elementary School	48.6%	51.4%	416
Forest Hill Junior High School	50%	50%	462
Glenmora High School	52.7%	47.3%	626
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School	52.3%	47.7%	373
Horseshoe Drive Elementary New Vision Academy	54.7%	45.3%	296
J. B. Nachman Elementary School	47.4%	52.6%	521
J. I. Barron Senior Elementary School	49.9%	50.1%	949
Jackson Head Start	49.2%	50.8%	132
L. S. Rugg Elementary School	47.6%	52.4%	410
Lee Head Start	39.6%	60.4%	96
Lessie Moore Elementary School	50.7%	49.3%	402
Mabel Brasher Montessori	51.2%	48.8%	408
Martin Park Elementary School	53.9%	46.1%	254
Mary Goff Elementary School	51.7%	48.3%	333
McKeithen Head Start	46.9%	53.1%	130
Northwood High School	52.6%	47.4%	593
Oak Hill High School	50.3%	49.7%	735
Paradise Elementary School	54.5%	45.5%	367
Peabody Magnet High School	46.6%	53.4%	693
Peabody Montessori Elementary School	52.7%	47.3%	471
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School	46.7%	53.3%	332
Pinecrest Supports & Services Center	76.7%	23.3%	90
Pineville Elementary School	56.3%	43.7%	238
Pineville High School	49.5%	50.5%	1,302
Pineville Junior High School	52.2%	47.8%	580
Plainview High School	53.5%	46.5%	271
Poland Junior High School	50.5%	49.5%	333
Rapides High School	58.6%	41.4%	244
Rapides Training Academy	69%	31%	58
Renaissance Home for Youth	18.2%	81.8%	11
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School	49.9%	50.1%	369
Ruby-Wise Elementary School	55.6%	44.4%	428
Scott M. Brame Middle School	51.9%	48.1%	754
Tioga Elementary School	52.1%	47.9%	489
Tioga High School	54.2%	45.8%	882
Tioga Junior High School	53%	47%	542
the Pines Head Start	56.9%	43.1%	65