There were 5,105 students enrolled in Webster Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.4% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 48.2% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 44.2% Black students, 3.3% Hispanic students and 0.4% Asian students.
Minden High School had the highest enrolment among Webster Parish’s schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 708 students.
According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana’s education system ranked 49th in the U.S., only ahead of Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and student safety.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-2023 | Total enrollment in 2023-2024 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minden High School | 743 | 708 | -4.7% |
| Lakeside Junior-Senior High School | 530 | 532 | 0.4% |
| Webster Junior High School | 486 | 476 | -2.1% |
| North Webster High School | 472 | 472 | 0% |
| J. A. Phillips Elementary School | 449 | 463 | 3.1% |
| Doyline High School | 425 | 401 | -5.6% |
| Central Elementary School | 420 | 435 | 3.6% |
| North Webster Junior High School | 337 | 325 | -3.6% |
| E. S. Richardson Elementary School | 326 | 274 | -16% |
| J. L. Jones Elementary School | 313 | 303 | -3.2% |
| Browning Elementary School | 279 | 261 | -6.5% |
| Brown Upper Elementary School | 178 | 170 | -4.5% |
| North Webster Lower Elementary School | 158 | 149 | -5.7% |
| North Webster Upper Elementary School | 148 | 136 | -8.1% |
