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There were 2,640 white students enrolled in Webster Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.7% less 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, white students comprised 50.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 14 schools in Webster Parish, Lakeside Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 361 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
North Webster Lower Elementary School	77.2%	122
North Webster Upper Elementary School	74.3%	110
Doyline High School	73.4%	312
Lakeside Junior-Senior High School	68.1%	361
Central Elementary School	67.9%	285
North Webster High School	60.2%	284
North Webster Junior High School	58.2%	196
Minden High School	39%	290
Browning Elementary School	36.9%	103
Brown Upper Elementary School	36%	64
Webster Junior High School	33.5%	163
J. L. Jones Elementary School	32.6%	102
E. S. Richardson Elementary School	32.5%	106
J. A. Phillips Elementary School	31.6%	142