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Enrollment Analysis: Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of Lincoln Parish's student body in 2022-23 school year

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LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

There were three Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students enrolled in Lincoln Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as 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, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 13 schools in Lincoln Parish, Hillcrest Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of one student.

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.

Ethnicities in Lincoln Parish in 2022-23 School Year
Black [47.5%]White [41.8%]Hispanic [7.2%]Ethnicities <5% [3.5%]
Enrollment Demographics in Lincoln Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students enrollment Enrollment of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Students
Hillcrest Elementary School0.3%1
Ruston Junior High School0.2%1
Ruston High School0.1%1

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