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There were 2,230 Black students enrolled in Webster Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% 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, Black students comprised 42.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 14 schools in Webster Parish, Minden High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 410 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 Black students enrollment	Enrollment of Black Students
J. L. Jones Elementary School	60.7%	190
E. S. Richardson Elementary School	60.1%	196
Webster Junior High School	60.1%	292
Brown Upper Elementary School	59.6%	106
J. A. Phillips Elementary School	59.2%	266
Minden High School	55.2%	410
Browning Elementary School	53%	148
North Webster Junior High School	35.3%	119
North Webster High School	33.9%	160
Central Elementary School	24.3%	102
Lakeside Junior-Senior High School	22.1%	117
North Webster Upper Elementary School	21.6%	32
Doyline High School	15.8%	67
North Webster Lower Elementary School	15.8%	25