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There were 2,254 Black students enrolled in Webster Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Webster Parish welcomed 5,105 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 44.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 14 schools within the parish, Minden High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 399 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, ranking second-to-last behind Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and teacher-student ratios.

School name	% of Black students enrollment	Number of Black Students	Total Enrollment
J. L. Jones Elementary School	65.3%	198	303
Browning Elementary School	63.6%	166	261
Brown Upper Elementary School	62.9%	107	170
Webster Junior High School	61.8%	294	476
J. A. Phillips Elementary School	60.7%	281	463
E. S. Richardson Elementary School	59.9%	164	274
Minden High School	56.4%	399	708
North Webster Junior High School	40%	130	325
North Webster High School	35.6%	168	472
Central Elementary School	24.4%	106	435
Lakeside Junior-Senior High School	21.6%	115	532
Doyline High School	19.2%	77	401
North Webster Upper Elementary School	19.1%	26	136
North Webster Lower Elementary School	15.4%	23	149