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Brusly Elementary School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Brusly Elementary School
Brusly Elementary School is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in Brusly, Louisiana, part of West Baton Rouge Parish, with 489 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 1.
West Baton Rouge Parish runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,153 students. Brusly Elementary School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Brusly Elementary School reports that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 43% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Brusly Elementary School shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at Brusly Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Around the school, ACS estimates for West Baton Rouge Parish put median household income runs about $87,299, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Brusly Elementary School is one of 10 public schools in West Baton Rouge Parish (combined enrollment of about 4,153 students).
Nearest neighbor: Lukeville Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brusly Elementary School.
Brusly Elementary School operates from a suburban location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 30%: 703 students in 2018 compared to 489 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.
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