Central Louisiana News

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Beauregard Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 5,732 students attending Beauregard Parish schools, 77.4% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10.1% of Beauregard Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Beauregard Parish, representing 77.5% of the student body.

K. R. Hanchey Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Beauregard Parish, with American Indian, Asian, Black, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 0.5% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021-22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
South Beauregard High School	White	95%	761
South Beauregard Elementary School	White	94%	666
Deridder High School	White	53.9%	648
Merryville High School	White	85.2%	479
Deridder Junior High School	White	55.3%	468
K. R. Hanchey Elementary School	White	53.9%	453
East Beauregard Elementary School	White	94.5%	422
East Beauregard High School	White	87.9%	413
South Beauregard Upper Elementary School	White	93.7%	381
Pine Wood Elementary School	White	55.6%	358
Singer High School	White	91.7%	351
Carver Elementary School	White	56%	332