Capitol High School

Capitol High School is a senior high of one-room-style scale in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, operated by East Baton Rouge Parish, enrolling 205 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 71% below the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 711 students.

East Baton Rouge Parish runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 40,083 students. Capitol High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Capitol High School records that 98% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 44% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Capitol High School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Capitol High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at Capitol High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above East Baton Rouge Parish's rate of about 70%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for East Baton Rouge Parish indicate median household income runs about $63,071, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, East Baton Rouge Parish runs 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students), of which Capitol High School is one.

The closest other public school is Park Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

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