Democracy Prep Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is home to Democracy Prep Baton Rouge, a public school.

Democracy Prep Baton Rouge is its own local education agency in federal data.

The school reports a student-to-teacher ratio of 29.4:1. Compared with the 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower.

In the wider East Baton Rouge Parish area, median household income comes to about $63,071, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. East Baton Rouge Parish's 132 public schools enroll about 66,892 students and include Democracy Prep Baton Rouge.

Prescott K-8 Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size). Democracy Prep Baton Rouge is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

From 2017-18 to 2022-23, enrollment rose from 390 to 528, a 35% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.0:1 to 29.4:1.

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