Total enrollment
39,320
-430 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
87 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana · 40,083 students · 3 cities
Public schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish system total 87 schools across Louisiana, with roughly 40,083 students enrolled (50 elementary, 12 middle, and 14 high).
4-year change in East Baton Rouge Parish
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
81
+3 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How East Baton Rouge Parish ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Louisiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #30 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 40,083 | #2 of 69 | #141 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 83 | #1 of 69 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #37 of 69 | #3,591 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 71.2% | #35 of 69 | #1,847 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #45 of 65 | #2,948 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside East Baton Rouge Parish
State test results across the district's 66 scored schools run from Mayfair Laboratory School at 87.7% proficient to Helix Legal Academy at 9.0%, a gap of 78.7 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 55 Louisiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 67 district schools that reported both years went from 37,312 to 33,476 students (down 10%) and from 2,092 to 2,601 full-time teachers (up 24%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About East Baton Rouge Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish operates 87 public schools across Louisiana, collectively hosting roughly 40,083 students.
For a sense of the school types, East Baton Rouge Parish comprises 50 elementary, 12 middle, 14 high schools, and 11 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 39,750 students in SY 2020-21 versus 39,320 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 78 to 81 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for East Baton Rouge Parish discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.