School district · Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish

East Baton Rouge Parish in Louisiana: 81 public schools with 39,320 students and 13.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,382 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 81; 13 charter
Students: 39,320
Students per teacher: 13.4; LA 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,382; LA $15.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 2,936
Counselors (FTE): 182
Students per counselor: 216; LA 408 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 13.0; Librarians (FTE): 65.2

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Louisiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Louisiana: 43%

36%proficient

−2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 57% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 37% · 70 school districts compared

17,196 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Louisiana: 33%

28%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 50% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 29% · 70 school districts compared

17,130 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$12.5K15

$12.4K16

$13.2K17

$13.6K18

$14.0K19

$13.6K20

$14.3K21

$15.6K22

$15.5K23

$17.4K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 18% · $166.5M
State: 25% · $222.7M
Local: 57% · $511.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,835
Support services: $7,274
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $49.6M
Long-term debt: $8.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 48Middle schools: 12High schools: 14Other schools: 7

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Audubon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	495	14.9	33%	24%	Baton Rouge
B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion MagnetFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	557	9.8	89%	78%	Baton Rouge
BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid CityCharter	K–5	423	—	51%	28%	Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing ArtsFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	594	15.3	75%	47%	Baton Rouge
Belfair Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	274	10.8	55%	48%	Baton Rouge
Bernard Terrace Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	240	11.9	29%	21%	Baton Rouge
Broadmoor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	579	14.9	24%	28%	Baton Rouge
Brownfields Elementary School	Pre-K–5	368	14.2	33%	17%	Baton Rouge
CSAL ElementaryCharterFree meals for all	K–5	288	32.4	36%	23%	Baton Rouge
Capitol Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	321	15.5	32%	16%	Baton Rouge
Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	644	17.6	28%	28%	Baton Rouge
Claiborne Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	436	12.2	16%	10%	Baton Rouge
Crestworth Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	427	12.5	21%	14%	Baton Rouge
Forest Heights Academy of ExcellenceFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	409	13.8	71%	60%	Baton Rouge
Glen Oaks Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	415	16.5	29%	31%	Baton Rouge
Great Hearts HarvestonCharter	K–8	579	8.6	41%	36%	Baton Rouge
Greenbrier Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	317	13.3	40%	29%	Baton Rouge
Highland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	288	11.8	32%	28%	Baton Rouge
Inspire Charter AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–8	658	121.4	37%	23%	Baton Rouge
J. K. Haynes Teacher Prep and Leadership AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	121	14.1	19%	11%	Baton Rouge
Jefferson Terrace AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	571	11.6	17%	10%	Baton Rouge
LaBelle Aire Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	425	11.4	18%	15%	Baton Rouge
LaSalle Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	338	9.6	35%	28%	Baton Rouge
Magnolia Woods Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	409	12.8	29%	17%	Baton Rouge
Mayfair Laboratory SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	480	9.2	88%	95%	Baton Rouge
McKinley ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	628	12.9	33%	30%	Baton Rouge
Melrose Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	227	11.6	26%	13%	Baton Rouge
Merrydale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	242	13.3	21%	14%	Baton Rouge
Northeast Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	178	13.2	27%	11%	Pride
Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	300	8.3	39%	15%	Baton Rouge
Park Forest Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	474	12.8	33%	18%	Baton Rouge
Parkview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	499	13.3	53%	48%	Baton Rouge
Progress Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	300	14.1	23%	14%	Baton Rouge
Riveroaks Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	492	13.5	23%	27%	Baton Rouge
Ryan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	205	13.8	27%	12%	Baton Rouge
Sharon Hills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	213	9.7	22%	19%	Baton Rouge
Shenandoah Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	584	13.0	66%	51%	Baton Rouge
South Baton Rouge Charter AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	819	33.9	24%	13%	Baton Rouge
The Dufrocq SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	431	11.6	30%	19%	Baton Rouge
The Emerge School for AutismCharter	K–3	48	10.2	—	—	Baton Rouge
Twin Oaks Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	417	13.3	41%	36%	Baton Rouge
Villa del Rey Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	387	13.0	21%	25%	Baton Rouge
Wedgewood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	456	13.4	24%	16%	Baton Rouge
Westdale Heights Academic Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	453	13.9	87%	89%	Baton Rouge
Westminster Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	208	10.7	25%	25%	Baton Rouge
Wildwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	433	11.4	49%	44%	Baton Rouge
Winbourne Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	274	13.2	17%	10%	Baton Rouge
Woodlawn ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	658	13.2	53%	41%	Baton Rouge
Capitol Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	413	9.6	10%	3.0%	Baton Rouge
Community School For Apprenticeship LearningCharterFree meals for all	6–8	290	16.7	22%	13%	Baton Rouge
Eva Legard Learning CenterFree meals for all	6–8	66	4.9	24%	8.0%	Baton Rouge
Glasgow Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	542	11.2	41%	30%	Baton Rouge
Helix Legal AcademyCharterFree meals for all	6–8	127	7.7	8.0%	2.0%	Baton Rouge
McKinley Middle Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	633	13.9	61%	31%	Baton Rouge
Park Forest Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	445	9.5	14%	3.0%	Baton Rouge
Scotlandville Pre-Engineering AcademyFree meals for all	6–8	216	11.2	36%	12%	Baton Rouge
Sherwood Middle Academic AcademyFree meals for all	6–8	759	16.2	81%	70%	Baton Rouge
Southeast Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	826	12.5	21%	11%	Baton Rouge
Westdale Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	538	7.9	29%	19%	Baton Rouge
Woodlawn Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	807	12.8	38%	26%	Baton Rouge
Arlington Preparatory AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	6–12	94	4.2	—	—	Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Magnet High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,593	17.6	—	—	Baton Rouge
Belaire High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	694	12.9	—	—	Baton Rouge
Broadmoor Senior High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	791	15.7	—	—	Baton Rouge
Capitol High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	205	7.3	—	—	Baton Rouge
Glen Oaks Senior High SchoolFree meals for all	6–12	575	9.0	4.0%	5.0%	Baton Rouge
Helix Mentorship STEAM AcademyCharterFree meals for all	9–12	504	11.1	—	—	Baton Rouge
Istrouma High SchoolFree meals for all	6–12	556	10.8	25%	11%	Baton Rouge
Liberty High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,218	18.1	—	—	Baton Rouge
McKinley Senior High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	669	10.9	—	—	Baton Rouge
Northeast High SchoolFree meals for all	7–12	290	7.6	14%	7.0%	Pride
Scotlandville Magnet High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	837	14.1	—	—	Baton Rouge
Tara High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,016	14.7	—	—	Baton Rouge
Woodlawn High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,331	14.2	—	—	Baton Rouge
BASIS Baton Rouge Materra CampusCharter	K–10	888	—	76%	77%	Baton Rouge
EBR Readiness Superintendent AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	193	4.1	6.0%	2.0%	Baton Rouge
EBR Virtual AcademyFully virtual	Pre-K–12	169	7.2	50%	17%	Baton Rouge
Helix Aviation AcademyCharterFree meals for all	K–9	383	15.7	21%	7.0%	Baton Rouge
IDEA BridgeCharterFree meals for all	K–12	1,122	21.7	7.0%	1.0%	Baton Rouge
IDEA InnovationCharterFree meals for all	K–12	797	21.8	16%	8.0%	Baton Rouge
Northdale Superintendent's AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	K–12	151	6.3	5.0%	0.0%	Baton Rouge

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: (225)922-5400

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.