LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education
LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education
Data showed that Jackson Parish welcomed 2,095 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 29.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.
Among the five schools in Jackson Parish, Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 238 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School | 69% | 238 |
| Jonesboro-Hodge High School | 67.4% | 145 |
| Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School | 59.2% | 93 |
| Weston High School | 12.7% | 78 |
| Quitman High School | 9% | 69 |
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