Enrollment
528
Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 220025402408 Charter school
Democracy Prep Baton Rouge — Baton Rouge, LA
Federal NCES profile for Democracy Prep Baton Rouge, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 10/100.
👥 Class size 0
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Democracy Prep Baton Rouge · Louisiana
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
31.1:1
vs 18.6:1 Louisiana avg
+67% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
82.0%
vs 62.5% Louisiana avg
+31% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Democracy Prep Baton Rouge compares with Louisiana and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Democracy Prep Baton Rouge reports 528 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 17.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 31.1:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 67% above the Louisiana state mean of 18.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 96% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 82.0% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 31% above the Louisiana average and 58% above the national baseline. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 82.4% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Democracy Prep Baton Rouge spends $16,118 per pupil district-wide, below the Louisiana average of $17,870 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 45.1% from local sources (property taxes), 27.7% from the state, and 27.2% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (F), calculated from 3 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Democracy Prep Baton Rouge compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Louisiana state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Louisiana | Louisiana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 31.1:1 | ▲ 67% | 18.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 82.0% | ▲ 31% | 62.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 528 | top 64% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
82.0%
free-lunch eligible
— 31% above the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
31.1:1
students per teacher
— 67% above state mean
Top 98% in Louisiana — lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
82.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,118
per pupil, district-wide
— below Louisiana avg of $17,870
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Overview
Enrollment 528 Top 64% in Louisiana — larger than 36% of 1,330 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 17.0
Students per teacher 31.1:1 +67% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 82.0% +31% vs state
NCES ID 220025402408
Programs & staff
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 82.4%
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Democracy Prep Baton Rouge, which includes Democracy Prep Baton Rouge.
$16,118
Per student
-10%
vs Louisiana
Avg $17,870
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 45.1%
State 27.7%
Federal 27.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools in Baton Rouge
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2,239 students 28.3:1 students per teacher
Lsu Laboratory School
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1,463 students 12.1:1 students per teacher
Idea Bridge
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1,122 students 23.6:1 students per teacher
South Baton Rouge Charter Academy
Standard public school
819 students 13.2:1 students per teacher
Idea Innovation
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797 students 18.1:1 students per teacher
Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
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Choose a school district
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How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
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Magnet vs charter vs traditional
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School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Democracy Prep Baton Rouge
How many students attend Democracy Prep Baton Rouge?
Democracy Prep Baton Rouge has 528 students enrolled. It is a other school in Baton Rouge, LA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Democracy Prep Baton Rouge?
The student-teacher ratio at Democracy Prep Baton Rouge is 31.1:1, which is 67% higher than the Louisiana average of 18.6:1 and 96% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Democracy Prep Baton Rouge?
82.0% of students at Democracy Prep Baton Rouge are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Democracy Prep Baton Rouge?
Democracy Prep Baton Rouge has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (F) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.