Elementary and Secondary

Bossier Parish Schools achieve academic excellence by utilizing a highly trained teaching staff and outstanding community support. Through programs like SMART (Student Medical and Research Training), which allows high school students to do research with professional medical researchers at the Biomedical Research Center, and STARBASE, a hands on science, math, technology, and problem solving program for 5th graders, Bossier Schools stay on the cutting edge of learning. With over 33 schools, 19,000 students, and 2,400 employees, the Bossier Parish School System works diligently to maintain their high standards of learning.

The Greater Shreveport Area has 3 school districts with a total enrollment of 74,862 (71,414 in public schools, 4,447 in private schools). The Caddo Parish school district has a very robust fundamental and academic magnet program open to all students. Shreveport has eight Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence (awarded by the U.S. Department of Education) and has the #1 & #2 ranked elementary school, #1 ranked middle school, and #2 ranked high school in the state of Louisiana.

• Caddo Parish Schools
• Bossier Parish Schools

Higher Education

North Louisiana boasts 11 technical, two-year, four-year and graduate colleges and universities that support regional workforce demands. Approximately 14,000 students in two-year and technical college programs and 34,000 students in four-year and graduate universities are taught by 2,400 faculty. A substantial number of academic degrees are offered through these institutions, including 58 associate degrees, 167 baccalaureate degrees, 72 masters degrees and 20 doctoral degrees.

The Consortium for Education Research and Technology of North Louisiana (CERT) is a unique collaboration of these north Louisiana higher education institutions formed to match their research and educational resources with the workforce needs of regional businesses. For more information, follow these higher education links:

• Biomedical Research Foundation
• Bossier Parish Community College
• Centenary College of Louisiana
• Grambling State University
• Louisiana Delta Community College
• Louisiana State University in Shreveport
• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport
• Louisiana Tech University
• Louisiana Technical College
• Northwestern State University
• Southern University at Shreveport
• University of Louisiana at Monroe