Buchanan Elementary School

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Buchanan Elementary School is a public school.

Buchanan Elementary School is part of a district of 83 schools: East Baton Rouge Parish, with 40,083 students.

The ratio of students to teachers is 19.6:1. That is lower than the 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana.

Across East Baton Rouge Parish, the median household income is $63,071, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. East Baton Rouge Parish is home to 132 public schools and about 66,892 public school students.

The nearest other public school, McKinley Senior High School, is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment at Buchanan Elementary School climbed 21% between 2017-18 and 2022-23, from 378 to 456 students. The percentage of Hispanic students grew from 1% to 13% between 2017-18 and 2022-23.

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