There were 15,735 white students enrolled in Calcasieu Parish schools in 2023-24 school year

Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | X

By SW Louisiana News

Jan 7, 2025

There were 15,735 white students enrolled in Calcasieu Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Calcasieu Parish welcomed 30,378 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 51.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 61 schools within the parish, Sulphur High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,423 students.

Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, according to a WalletHub analysis. The state was ranked 47th overall, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

Ethnicities in Calcasieu Parish in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Calcasieu Parish Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of white students enrollment	Number of white Students	Total Enrollment
Starks High School	95.3%	283	297
Vincent Settlement Elementary School	91.8%	270	294
Bell City High School	86.7%	684	789
Dequincy Elementary School	82.5%	165	200
Gillis Elementary School	80%	543	679
Cypress Cove Elementary School	80%	364	455
Moss Bluff Middle School	79.2%	648	818
Lebleu Settlement Elementary School	79.1%	322	407
Dequincy High School	79%	222	281
Sam Houston High School	78.8%	886	1,125
Frasch Elementary School	78.7%	418	531
Dequincy Primary School	77.2%	210	272
Sulphur High School	76.8%	1,424	1,854
W. W. Lewis Middle School	76.3%	558	731
Moss Bluff Elementary School	75.6%	723	956
Western Heights Elementary School	75.1%	265	353
Dequincy Middle School	74.6%	167	224
S. P. Arnett Middle School	74.5%	271	364
Leblanc Middle School	74.2%	250	337
Westlake High School	72.8%	334	459
Maplewood Middle School	72.7%	218	300
E. K. Key Elementary School	71.7%	386	538
Vinton High School	70.8%	184	260
Westwood Elementary School	69.9%	285	408
Vinton Middle School	69.8%	132	189
Maplewood Elementary School	68.9%	441	640
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School	68.4%	197	288
Vinton Elementary School	63.1%	265	420
W. T. Henning Elementary School	63.1%	245	388
Iowa High School	58.9%	588	999
Prien Lake Elementary School	58.1%	389	669
St. John Elementary School	56.1%	374	667
Richard W. Vincent Elementary School	54.3%	127	234
Alfred M. Barbe High School	53.6%	1,021	1,904
Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children	51.6%	16	31
S. J. Welsh Middle School	51.1%	496	971
J. I. Watson Elementary School	46.3%	235	508
A. A. Nelson Elementary School	43.8%	333	760
Dolby Elementary School	42.1%	144	342
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School	35.8%	100	279
F. K. White Middle School	27.6%	167	606
College Oaks Elementary School	23.5%	64	272
Henry Heights Elementary School	15.7%	48	306
Fairview Elementary School	9.5%	53	560
Lagrange High School	8.1%	66	817
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	5.7%	4	70
Barbe Elementary School	5.5%	10	181
Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	5.2%	40	771
Oak Park Elementary School	4.9%	13	263
Oak Park Middle School	3.2%	12	371
T. H. Watkins Elementary School	2.8%	5	176
Lake Charles Charter Academy	2.4%	22	922
Brentwood Elementary School	2.2%	6	267
Lake Charles College Prep	2.1%	13	605
Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School	1.9%	3	155
Washington/Marion Magnet High School	1.9%	11	579
Pearl Watson Elementary School	1.8%	6	328
John J. Johnson Ii Elementary School	1.4%	2	143
Combre-Fondel Elementary School	1.3%	5	391
Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School	1.1%	1	92
Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School	1.1%	3	282