La Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired operates 2 public schools serving 146 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 146 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in East Baton Rouge Parish County.
a 36.5:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 25.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Use the school table below to drill into any individual campus for its own demographic and resource profile.
Louisiana School for the Deaf accounts for 61.0% of all La Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means La Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
La Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
La Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired student-counselor ratio is 37:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
La Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired chronic absenteeism rate is 25.2% — 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 La Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired is typically wider than the La Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in La Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired?
La Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired has 2 schools, including 2 other. Total enrollment is 146 students.
What is the average rent near La Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in East Baton Rouge Parish County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.