Pelican State News

Of the 686,997 students enrolled in Louisiana schools during the 2021-22 school year, 42% identified as Black, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

This equals 288,837 Black students in the year, which is a decrease from the year before.

In Louisiana, white was the most common ethnicity found in schools, representing 42.8% of the student body.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white or Black in the 2021-22 school year, accounting for about 85% of the total student body.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students in Louisiana, which is worse than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.

Ethnic Group	Percent of Total Students Body	Total Enrollment
White	42.8%	294,131
Black	42%	288,837
Hispanic	9.6%	65,944
Multiracial	3.3%	22,672
Asian	1.6%	10,975
American Indian	0.6%	3,894
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%	544