Total enrollment
17,435
-1,869 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
36 schools in Ouachita Parish
Louisiana · 17,435 students · 4 cities
Parents inside Ouachita Parish pick from 36 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 17,435 students (an average school size of 484).
7-year change in Ouachita Parish
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
36
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
55%
was 60%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
35%
was 34%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish operates 36 public schools across Louisiana, collectively instructing roughly 17,435 students.
On the school-mix side, Ouachita Parish is built around 22 elementary, 9 middle, and 5 high schools.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 10%: 19,304 students in SY 2017-18 versus 17,435 in SY 2024-25. The White share of public-school enrollment declined from 60% to 55%.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Ouachita Parish discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.