B
East Baton Rouge Parish School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Baton Rouge and St. George.
Students
39,320
Schools
81
Spent per student
$17,382
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$5.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about East Baton Rouge Parish School District
- School Grade B: better than 60% of Louisiana districts
- Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts below the state
- Spends 11% more per student than the LA average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $5.7M, about $145 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for French Settlement.
PK–6French Settlement Elementary SchoolLivingston Parish School District
7–12French Settlement High SchoolLivingston Parish School District
Test scores vs. LA
2020–21Math proficiency22%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 84.1%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,382 per student · 11% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 42%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 25%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
38,723’20
39,476’21
41,664’22
41,827’23
39,320’24
About steady.
Students
Black 68%Hispanic 15%White 11%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
81 public schools.
South Baton Rouge Charter Academy
D819 students34:1
Inspire Charter Academy
C−658 students122:1
Woodlawn Elementary
A−658 students13:1
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School
C644 students18:1
McKinley Elementary
628 students13:1
Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts
A594 students15:1
Shenandoah Elementary School
A584 students13:1
Broadmoor Elementary School
C579 students15:1
Great Hearts Harveston
579 students9:1
Jefferson Terrace Academy
C571 students12:1
B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet
A+557 students10:1
Parkview Elementary School
A499 students13:1
Audubon Elementary School
B−495 students15:1
Riveroaks Elementary School
C−492 students13:1
Mayfair Laboratory School
A+480 students9:1
Park Forest Elementary School
C+474 students13:1
Wedgewood Elementary School
C−456 students13:1
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School
A+453 students14:1
Claiborne Elementary School
C−436 students12:1
Wildwood Elementary School
B−433 students11:1
The Dufrocq School
B−431 students12:1
Crestworth Elementary School
C427 students13:1
LaBelle Aire Elementary School
C−425 students11:1
BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City
423 students235:1
Twin Oaks Elementary School
C+417 students13:1
Glen Oaks Park Elementary School
C415 students17:1
Forest Heights Academy of Excellence
A409 students14:1
Magnolia Woods Elementary School
C409 students13:1
Villa del Rey Elementary School
C−387 students13:1
Brownfields Elementary School
B−368 students14:1
LaSalle Elementary School
B−338 students10:1
Capitol Elementary School
C321 students16:1
Greenbrier Elementary School
C317 students13:1
Park Elementary School
D300 students8:1
Progress Elementary School
C+300 students14:1
CSAL Elementary
288 students32:1
Highland Elementary School
C+288 students12:1
Belfair Montessori School
B274 students11:1
Winbourne Elementary School
D274 students13:1
Merrydale Elementary School
D242 students13:1
Bernard Terrace Elementary School
C−240 students12:1
Melrose Elementary School
C−227 students12:1
Sharon Hills Elementary School
C−213 students10:1
Westminster Elementary School
C−208 students11:1
Ryan Elementary School
B−205 students14:1
Northeast Elementary School
C−178 students13:1
J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership Academy
121 students14:1
The Emerge School for Autism
48 students10:1
Southeast Middle School
D826 students12:1
Woodlawn Middle School
B−807 students13:1
Sherwood Middle Academic Academy
A+759 students16:1
McKinley Middle Magnet School
A−633 students14:1
Glasgow Middle School
B542 students11:1
Westdale Middle School
C538 students8:1
Park Forest Middle School
D−445 students9:1
Capitol Middle School
D−413 students10:1
Community School For Apprenticeship Learning
C−290 students17:1
Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy
C216 students11:1
Helix Legal Academy
127 students8:1
Eva Legard Learning Center
66 students5:1
Baton Rouge Magnet High School
A+1,593 students18:1
Woodlawn High School
C+1,331 students14:1
Liberty High School
A1,218 students18:1
Tara High School
D−1,016 students15:1
Scotlandville Magnet High School
C−837 students14:1
Broadmoor Senior High School
D791 students16:1
Belaire High School
D694 students13:1
McKinley Senior High School
C−669 students11:1
Glen Oaks Senior High School
D−575 students9:1
Istrouma High School
D556 students11:1
Helix Mentorship STEAM Academy
D504 students11:1
Northeast High School
C−290 students8:1
Capitol High School
205 students7:1
Arlington Preparatory Academy
C94 students4:1
IDEA Bridge
D1,122 students22:1
BASIS Baton Rouge Materra Campus
A−888 students1776:1
IDEA Innovation
D797 students22:1
Helix Aviation Academy
383 students16:1
EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy
D−193 students4:1
EBR Virtual Academy
D−169 students7:1
Northdale Superintendent's Academy
D−151 students6:1
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.