School district · Louisiana

West Baton Rouge Parish

West Baton Rouge Parish in Louisiana: 10 public schools with 4,153 students and 10.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,520 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
4,153
Students per teacher
10.2
LA 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,520
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)
408
Counselors (FTE)
12.0
Students per counselor
346
LA 408 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 9.0

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%

46%proficient

−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 37% · 70 school districts compared

1,737 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Louisiana: 33%

35%proficient

+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 66% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 29% · 70 school districts compared

1,690 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
$13.3K15
$14.1K16
$13.3K17
$14.7K18
$14.7K19
$17.4K20
$18.7K21
$17.4K22
$18.0K23
$19.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $13.8M
State
20% · $21M
Local
67% · $72.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,788
Support services
$6,696
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$9.5M
Long-term debt
$97.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Brusly Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–148910.1——
Brusly Upper Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
4–533411.948%35%
Caneview K-8 SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–84838.640%25%
Cohn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
3–52176.933%21%
Lukeville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
2–33569.553%52%
Port Allen Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–23458.4——
Brusly Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–853913.355%42%
Port Allen Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–82049.435%24%
Brusly High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1273412.9——
Port Allen High SchoolFree meals for all
9–124529.7——

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.

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.

Sources

Address
3761 Rosedale Road, Port Allen, LA 70767
Phone
(225)343-8309