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Zachary, Louisiana - 7 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Zachary Community School District #159 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,545 per pupil, Zachary Community School District ranks #162 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,853
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,545
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Zachary Community School District operates 7 public schools serving 5,853 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 $12,545 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.8% local, 44.5% state, and 9.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 22/100, ranked #159 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 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 676.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 4.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.1% African American, 29.2% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Rollins Place Elementary, with a diversity index of 56.3/100.
Its largest campus is Zachary High School, enrolling 1,726 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Zachary Early Learning Center, at 201 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Zachary High School accounts for 29.5% of all Zachary Community School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Zachary Community School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Zachary Community School District school enrollment varies 8.6× across entities
Zachary Community School District school enrollment ranges from 201 students (lowest) to 1,726 students (highest), a spread of 1,525 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Zachary Community School District student-counselor ratio is 677:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Zachary Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 4.1% — 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 Zachary Community School District'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 Zachary Community School District?
Zachary Community School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 5,853 students.
How much does Zachary Community School District spend per student?
Zachary Community School District spends $12,545 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #159 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Zachary Community School District?
Zachary Community School District students are 61.1% African American, 29.2% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Zachary Community School District?
Zachary Community School District has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #159 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.