Baton Rouge Reporter

The majority of students in East Feliciana Parish districts were Black or African American in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 1,691 students attending schools in the East Feliciana Parish district, 57.6% were Black or African American. White students were the second largest ethnicity in the East Feliciana Parish district (38.6%).

In the previous school year, Black or African American students were the most common group in East Feliciana Parish districts, representing 58.1% of the student body.

East Feliciana Parish had student body, which included Black or African American, white, Multi-racial, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the parish dropped 0.2% when compared to the previous year.

There is only one district within East Feliciana Parish, with its head office located in Clinton.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

The majority of Louisiana students were identified as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021–2022 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

District	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
East Feliciana Parish	Black or African American	57.6%	1,691