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West Baton Rouge Parish

Port Allen, Louisiana · Public school district · #37 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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4,153

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,671

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 41% above the Louisiana median

10.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

West Baton Rouge Parish is a public school district based in Port Allen, Louisiana, serving 4,153 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #37 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 44% of them. Its schools average 415 students each, about the same as the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $18,671 per student on day-to-day operations, 41% more than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 10.2 students per teacher.

How West Baton Rouge Parish compares

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

Spending per student$18,671

Louisiana median $13,259 · 41% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,561

Louisiana median $7,386 · 57% above · FY2020-21

Students per school415

Louisiana median 445 · 7% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.2

Louisiana median 13.2 · 23% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor346

Louisiana median 444 · 22% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$77.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 22%Local 65%

Measure	West Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,671	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,561	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$83.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$77.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	408	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	677	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.2	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	346	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
Central Community School DistrictBaton Rouge	4,580	5	$11,303	14.2	#35
Washington ParishFranklinton	4,523	10	$12,114	13.4	#36
West Baton Rouge ParishPort Allen · this district	4,153	10	$18,671	10.2	#37
Iberville ParishPlaquemine	4,076	8	$18,175	9.1	#38
Allen ParishOberlin	3,853	11	$13,217	10.7	#39

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Desoto CountyArcadia, FL	4,155	$11,269	17.8
East Greenbush Central School DistrictEast Greenbush, NY	4,155	$20,105	11.5
Buckeye Union ElementaryEl Dorado Hills, CA	4,153	$11,522	23.5
Norris ElementaryBakersfield, CA	4,153	$9,784	23.1

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.

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