Central Louisiana News

There were 9,278 Black students enrolled in Rapides Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% 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, Black students comprised 42.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 49 schools in Rapides Parish, Peabody Magnet High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 680 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 Black students enrollment	Enrollment of Black Students
Peabody Magnet High School	98.1%	680
Lee Head Start	96.9%	93
Alma Redwine Elementary School	96.4%	215
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School	96.2%	385
Acadian Elementary School	95.9%	284
Jackson Head Start	94.7%	125
L. S. Rugg Elementary School	93.7%	384
Martin Park Elementary School	93.7%	238
D. F. Huddle Elementary School	90.9%	378
The Pines Head Start	89.2%	58
Alexandria Middle Magnet School	88.9%	518
Horseshoe Drive Elementary New Vision Academy	87.8%	260
McKeithen Head Start	86.9%	113
Renaissance Home for Youth	81.8%	9
Mabel Brasher Montessori	80.1%	327
Bolton High School	77.4%	444
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School	76.7%	283
Carter C. Raymond Junior High School	74.7%	133
Pineville Elementary School	69.7%	166
Lessie Moore Elementary School	69.2%	278
Scott M. Brame Middle School	56.6%	427
Cherokee Elementary School	49.7%	275
Rapides Training Academy	46.6%	27
Peabody Montessori Elementary School	46.5%	219
Alexandria Senior High School	42.6%	596
J. B. Nachman Elementary School	39%	203
Pinecrest Supports & Services Center	36.7%	33
Northwood High School	36.3%	215
Pineville Junior High School	34.3%	199
Pineville High School	34.1%	444
Tioga High School	28%	247
Tioga Elementary School	26.6%	130
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School	25.9%	86
Rapides High School	25.8%	63
Tioga Junior High School	24.7%	134
J. I. Barron Senior Elementary School	23.8%	226
Paradise Elementary School	22.3%	82
Poland Junior High School	20.1%	67
Ball Elementary School	16.9%	65
Glenmora High School	14.1%	88
Mary Goff Elementary School	9%	30
Ruby-Wise Elementary School	3.3%	14
Caroline Dormon Junior High School	2.7%	11
Forest Hill Junior High School	1.7%	8
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School	1.1%	4
Buckeye Elementary School	0.9%	4
Oak Hill High School	0.8%	6
Plainview High School	0.4%	1
Buckeye High School	0.3%	3