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East Baton Rouge Parish

Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Public school district · #2 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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39,320

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,277

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the Louisiana median

13.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

East Baton Rouge Parish is a public school district based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving 39,320 students in 81 schools. By enrollment it ranks #2 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 98% of them. Its schools average 485 students each, about the same as the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $14,277 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 13.4 students per teacher.

How East Baton Rouge Parish compares

East Baton Rouge ParishLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,277

Louisiana median $13,259 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,491

Louisiana median $7,386 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school485

Louisiana median 445 · 9% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.4

Louisiana median 13.2 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor216

Louisiana median 444 · 51% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$699.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 27%Local 56%

Measure	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,277	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,491	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$648.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$699.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	2,935	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	5,048	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.4	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	216	444	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Louisiana median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Louisiana

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Jefferson ParishHarvey	46,790	75	$13,019	14.5	#1
East Baton Rouge ParishBaton Rouge · this district	39,320	81	$14,277	13.4	#2
St. Tammany ParishCovington	35,956	55	$13,926	12.8	#3
Caddo ParishShreveport	32,165	56	$12,870	15.2	#4
Lafayette ParishLafayette	29,396	45	$11,366	17.6	#5

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
San Juan UnifiedCarmichael, CA	39,446	$12,961	22.6
Berkeley 01Moncks Corner, SC	39,423	$10,624	16.1
Montgomery CountyClarksville, TN	39,385	$9,647	n/a
Clay CountyGreen Cove Springs, FL	39,122	$9,098	15.0

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-la-east-baton-rouge-parish