Bossier Parish
Louisiana's White Student Share Falls to 40%
Seven years ago, nearly half the students in Louisiana's public schools were white. In 2025-26, that share fell to 40.2%, a 6.9 percentage point decline that reflects both a real demographic transform...
Caddo Parish Has Lost Students Every Year for Seven Years
No parish in Louisiana has lost more students since 2019 than Caddo Parish. Its 5,611-student decline, a 14.8% drop from 37,868 to 32,257, outpaces Jefferson Parish's loss of 5,160 and East Baton Roug...
One in Nine Louisiana Students Is Now Hispanic
In a state losing students almost everywhere, Hispanic enrollment grew by 21,935 between 2019 and 2026, a 40.8% increase. Louisiana now counts 75,713 Hispanic students in its public schools, up from 5...