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Of the many ethnicities represented in Calcasieu Parish schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Calcasieu Parish students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 29,997 students attending Calcasieu Parish schools, 53.5% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity making up 33.2% of Calcasieu Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Calcasieu Parish, representing 54.9% of the student body.

F. K. White Middle School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 44.9% Black students, 27.3% white students, 19.4% Hispanic students, 5.3% multiracial students, 2.7% Asian students, 0.2% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.2% American Indian students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 1.5%, in the 2022-23 school year

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.

The majority of Louisiana students were identified 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%.

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sulphur High School	White	77.3%	1,861
Alfred M. Barbe High School	White	55.7%	1,852
Sam Houston High School	White	79.9%	1,163
S. J. Welsh Middle School	White	50.9%	1,034
Iowa High School	White	57.8%	1,010
Lake Charles Charter Academy	Black	84.3%	972
Moss Bluff Elementary School	White	76.8%	940
Moss Bluff Middle School	White	79.8%	846
Bell City High School	White	86.4%	804
Lagrange High School	Black	80.8%	764
W. W. Lewis Middle School	White	76.2%	735
Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Black	76.3%	716
A. A. Nelson Elementary School	White	47.5%	707
Gillis Elementary School	White	81.3%	678
Maplewood Elementary School	White	69.7%	624
Prien Lake Elementary School	White	59.9%	616
St. John Elementary School	White	56%	612
F. K. White Middle School	Black	44.9%	583
Lake Charles College Prep	Black	85.3%	559
Washington/Marion Magnet High School	Black	91.3%	529
Frasch Elementary School	White	81.2%	528
E. K. Key Elementary School	White	71.2%	528
J. I. Watson Elementary School	White	49.4%	506
Cypress Cove Elementary School	White	80.2%	499
Westlake High School	White	74.6%	497
Fairview Elementary School	Hispanic	58.6%	493
Vinton Elementary School	White	62.5%	440
Lebleu Settlement Elementary School	White	79%	419
Westwood Elementary School	White	73.9%	406
S. P. Arnett Middle School	White	77.6%	366
Leblanc Middle School	White	75.6%	361
Dolby Elementary School	White	48.1%	360
W. T. Henning Elementary School	White	67%	355
Oak Park Middle School	Black	86.3%	351
Combre-Fondel Elementary School	Black	94.9%	334
Western Heights Elementary School	White	72.6%	328
Maplewood Middle School	White	73%	319
Pearl Watson Elementary School	Black	91.4%	303
Starks High School	White	95.3%	301
Vincent Settlement Elementary School	White	92.4%	301
Dequincy High School	White	82.3%	299
Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School	Black	91.2%	296
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School	White	68.7%	284
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School	Black	45.7%	278
Vinton High School	White	72.1%	276
Henry Heights Elementary School	Black	70.5%	275
Richard W. Vincent Elementary School	White	53.6%	265
Brentwood Elementary School	Black	90.1%	263
Dequincy Primary School	White	77.9%	253
College Oaks Elementary School	Black	68.2%	242
Oak Park Elementary School	Black	91.9%	235
Vinton Middle School	White	68.1%	210
Dequincy Elementary School	White	82.4%	204
Dequincy Middle School	White	71.6%	201
T. H. Watkins Elementary School	Black	92.6%	188
John J. Johnson Ii Elementary School	Black	88.2%	153
Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School	Black	97.3%	147
Barbe Elementary School	Black	80.8%	146
Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School	Black	86.7%	83
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Black	83.1%	65
Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children	White	47.1%	34