Central Community School District

Public Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Central.

At a glance

4,580Students enrolled

5Schools

$12,525Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

56%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Central

Grades PK–K

Bellingrath Hills Elementary School378 students · Greenwell SpringsThis district

Grades 3–5

Central Intermediate School1,039 students · CentralThis district

Grades 6–8

Central Middle School1,012 students · CentralThis district

Grades 9–12

Central High School1,529 students · Baton RougeThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs LA

Math proficiency50%

State average 28.7%

Reading / language arts54%

State average 40.1%

Graduation rate (4-year)93%

State average 84.1%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,525

per student each year · 20% below the LA average

Spending

Classroom instruction54%

Support & administration40%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)43%

State50%

Federal7%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,790’20

4,814’21

4,967’22

4,875’23

4,580’24

Students

White · 64%2,953

Black · 21%979

Hispanic · 10%443

Two or more races · 3%159

Asian · 1%42

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools5 in district

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Central Intermediate SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 1,039 students · Central

APublic 📚

Tanglewood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–2 · 622 students · Baton Rouge

Public 📚

Bellingrath Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 378 students · Greenwell Springs

Public 📚

Central Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,012 students · Central

A-Public 🏫

Central High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,529 students · Baton Rouge

A-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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East Baton Rouge Parish School DistrictSt. George · $17,382 per student

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Livingston Parish School DistrictDenham Springs · $12,360 per student

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Zachary Community School DistrictZachary · $13,774 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.