Central Louisiana News

There were 4,435 white students enrolled in Beauregard Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Beauregard Parish welcomed 5,732 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 77.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 12 schools within the parish, South Beauregard High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 723 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, ranking second-to-last behind Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and teacher-student ratios.

School name	% of white students enrollment	Number of white Students	Total Enrollment
South Beauregard High School	95%	723	761
East Beauregard Elementary School	94.5%	399	422
South Beauregard Elementary School	94%	626	666
South Beauregard Upper Elementary School	93.7%	357	381
Singer High School	91.7%	322	351
East Beauregard High School	87.9%	363	413
Merryville High School	85.2%	408	479
Carver Elementary School	56%	186	332
Pine Wood Elementary School	55.6%	199	358
Deridder Junior High School	55.3%	259	468
Deridder High School	53.9%	349	648
K. R. Hanchey Elementary School	53.9%	244	453