An equity score of 38/100 ranks East Baton Rouge Parish #125 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,471 per pupil, East Baton Rouge Parish ranks #90 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
43,253
Total Enrollment
83
Schools
$15,471
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Baton Rouge Parish operates 83 public schools serving 43,253 students, placing it among the largest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 52 combined, 13 middle, 9 high, 9 elementary schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,471 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 54.2% local, 24.4% state, and 21.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #125 of 176 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 13 of 83 schools offering Advanced Placement (130 AP courses district-wide), a 338.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.2% African American, 13.7% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Baton Rouge Magnet High School, with a diversity index of 71.6/100.
Its largest campus is Baton Rouge Magnet High School, enrolling 1,593 students (4% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is The Emerge School for Autism, at 48 students, a 33x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
East Baton Rouge Parish school enrollment varies 33× across entities
East Baton Rouge Parish school enrollment ranges from 48 students (lowest) to 1,593 students (highest), a spread of 1,545 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
East Baton Rouge Parish reports 66.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
East Baton Rouge Parish student-counselor ratio is 339:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within East Baton Rouge Parish is typically wider than the East Baton Rouge Parish-aggregate figure suggests.
East Baton Rouge Parish chronic absenteeism rate is 22.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within East Baton Rouge Parish is typically wider than the East Baton Rouge Parish-aggregate figure suggests.