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There were 186 multiracial students enrolled in Webster Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.1% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Webster Parish welcomed 5,264 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 14 schools in Webster Parish, J. A. Phillips Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 28 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

School name	% of Multiple Races (Non-Hispanic) students enrollment	Enrollment of Multiple Races (Non-Hispanic) Students
North Webster Lower Elementary School	6.3%	10
J. A. Phillips Elementary School	6.2%	28
Browning Elementary School	4.7%	13
North Webster Upper Elementary School	4.1%	6
Lakeside Junior-Senior High School	3.8%	20
E. S. Richardson Elementary School	3.7%	12
Central Elementary School	3.6%	15
North Webster Junior High School	3.6%	12
J. L. Jones Elementary School	3.5%	11
Brown Upper Elementary School	2.8%	5
Doyline High School	2.8%	12
North Webster High School	2.8%	13
Webster Junior High School	2.7%	13
Minden High School	2.2%	16