Baton Rouge Reporter

White students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in West Feliciana Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 2,189 students attending West Feliciana Parish schools, 62.3% were white. Black students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 33.1% of West Feliciana Parish students.

In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in West Feliciana Parish, representing 60.5% of the student body.

West Feliciana Middle School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 61.7% white students, 34.9% Black students, 2.1% multiracial students, and 1.2% Hispanic students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 0.7% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021-22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bains Elementary School	White	61.9%	814
West Feliciana High School	White	62%	592
West Feliciana Middle School	White	61.7%	481
Bains Lower Elementary School	White	64.9%	302