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

Of the 30,378 students attending Calcasieu Parish schools, 51.8% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 34% of Calcasieu Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Calcasieu Parish, representing 53.5% of the student body.

A. A. Nelson Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 43.8% white students, 31.4% Black students, 13.4% Asian students, 6.6% Hispanic students, 4.5% multiracial students, and 0.3% American Indian students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county increased by 1.3% 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
Alfred M. Barbe High School	White	53.6%	1,904
Sulphur High School	White	76.8%	1,854
Sam Houston High School	White	78.8%	1,125
Iowa High School	White	58.9%	999
S. J. Welsh Middle School	White	51.1%	971
Moss Bluff Elementary School	White	75.6%	956
Lake Charles Charter Academy	Black	85%	922
Moss Bluff Middle School	White	79.2%	818
Lagrange High School	Black	78%	817
Bell City High School	White	86.7%	789
Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Black	68.9%	771
A. A. Nelson Elementary School	White	43.8%	760
W. W. Lewis Middle School	White	76.3%	731
Gillis Elementary School	White	80%	679
Prien Lake Elementary School	White	58.1%	669
St. John Elementary School	White	56.1%	667
Maplewood Elementary School	White	68.9%	640
F. K. White Middle School	Black	46.4%	606
Lake Charles College Prep	Black	85.1%	605
Washington/Marion Magnet High School	Black	91.4%	579
Fairview Elementary School	Hispanic	57.5%	560
E. K. Key Elementary School	White	71.7%	538
Frasch Elementary School	White	78.7%	531
J. I. Watson Elementary School	White	46.3%	508
Westlake High School	White	72.8%	459
Cypress Cove Elementary School	White	80%	455
Vinton Elementary School	White	63.1%	420
Westwood Elementary School	White	69.9%	408
Lebleu Settlement Elementary School	White	79.1%	407
Combre-Fondel Elementary School	Black	95.9%	391
W. T. Henning Elementary School	White	63.1%	388
Oak Park Middle School	Black	89.2%	371
S. P. Arnett Middle School	White	74.5%	364
Western Heights Elementary School	White	75.1%	353
Dolby Elementary School	Black	45.3%	342
Leblanc Middle School	White	74.2%	337
Pearl Watson Elementary School	Black	92.7%	328
Henry Heights Elementary School	Black	73.9%	306
Maplewood Middle School	White	72.7%	300
Starks High School	White	95.3%	297
Vincent Settlement Elementary School	White	91.8%	294
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School	White	68.4%	288
Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School	Black	93.6%	282
Dequincy High School	White	79%	281
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School	Black	47.3%	279
Dequincy Primary School	White	77.2%	272
College Oaks Elementary School	Black	66.5%	272
Brentwood Elementary School	Black	91.8%	267
Oak Park Elementary School	Black	92%	263
Vinton High School	White	70.8%	260
Richard W. Vincent Elementary School	White	54.3%	234
Dequincy Middle School	White	74.6%	224
Dequincy Elementary School	White	82.5%	200
Vinton Middle School	White	69.8%	189
Barbe Elementary School	Black	84%	181
T. H. Watkins Elementary School	Black	89.8%	176
Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School	Black	94.2%	155
John J. Johnson Ii Elementary School	Black	93.7%	143
Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School	Black	95.7%	92
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Black	88.6%	70
Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children	White	51.6%	31