Central Louisiana News

There were 341 multiracial students enrolled in Beauregard Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.9% 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, multiracial students comprised 5.9% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 12 schools within the parish, Deridder High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 57 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 multiracial students enrollment	Number of multiracial Students	Total Enrollment
Pine Wood Elementary School	12.6%	45	358
Deridder Junior High School	12%	56	468
K. R. Hanchey Elementary School	11.5%	52	453
Carver Elementary School	9.6%	32	332
Deridder High School	8.8%	57	648
Merryville High School	6.1%	29	479
East Beauregard High School	5.8%	24	413
East Beauregard Elementary School	2.8%	12	422
Singer High School	2.3%	8	351
South Beauregard Upper Elementary School	1.6%	6	381
South Beauregard Elementary School	1.5%	10	666
South Beauregard High School	1.3%	10	761