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There were 2,504 white students enrolled in Lincoln Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Lincoln Parish welcomed 5,990 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 41.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 13 schools in Lincoln Parish, Ruston High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 561 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 White students enrollment	Enrollment of White Students
Choudrant Elementary School	90.3%	521
Choudrant High School	87.8%	296
Dubach School	71.8%	102
Ruston High School	45.2%	560
Lincoln Parish Early Childhood Center	40%	74
Simsboro High School	38.4%	204
Ruston Junior High School	36.4%	191
Ruston Elementary School	36.1%	116
I. A. Lewis School	35.1%	93
Glen View Elementary School	28.9%	132
Hillcrest Elementary School	28.6%	107
Cypress Springs Elementary School	27.7%	98
Lincoln Preparatory School	1.3%	9