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There were 2,461 white students enrolled in Webster Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.8% less 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, white students comprised 48.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 14 schools within the parish, Lakeside Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 368 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 white students enrollment	Number of white Students	Total Enrollment
North Webster Lower Elementary School	78.5%	117	149
North Webster Upper Elementary School	75%	102	136
Doyline High School	69.3%	278	401
Lakeside Junior-Senior High School	69.2%	368	532
Central Elementary School	67.8%	295	435
North Webster High School	57%	269	472
North Webster Junior High School	53.2%	173	325
Minden High School	38.6%	273	708
Webster Junior High School	32.1%	153	476
J. A. Phillips Elementary School	30.7%	142	463
Browning Elementary School	29.9%	78	261
E. S. Richardson Elementary School	29.2%	80	274
Brown Upper Elementary School	28.8%	49	170
J. L. Jones Elementary School	27.7%	84	303