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Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 2 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Southern University Lab School #122 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $6,567 per pupil, Southern University Lab School ranks #188 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
836
Total Enrollment
2
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$6,567
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Southern University Lab School operates 2 public schools serving 836 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $6,567 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 19 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 21.6% local, 68.2% state, and 10.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 40/100, ranked #122 of 175 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 2 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 388.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.7% African American, 18.0% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Southern University Lab School accounts for 57.2% of all Southern University Lab School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southern University Lab School a distant remainder — means Southern University Lab School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Southern University Lab School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.0% 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 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.
Southern University Lab School student-counselor ratio is 389:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Southern University Lab School chronic absenteeism rate is 7.5% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Southern University Lab School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Southern University Lab School?
Southern University Lab School has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 836 students.
How much does Southern University Lab School spend per student?
Southern University Lab School spends $6,567 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #122 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Southern University Lab School?
Southern University Lab School students are 74.7% African American, 18.0% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southern University Lab School?
Southern University Lab School has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #122 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.