GEO Next Generation High School

GEO Next Generation High School, a tight-knit senior high in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, one of the schools within GEO Next Generation High School, educates 478 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 33% smaller than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 711 students.

GEO Next Generation High School is a school of GEO Next Generation High School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, GEO Next Generation High School lists that 86% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest reads as 12% Hispanic. By comparison, East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole is about 44% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, GEO Next Generation High School lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.2:1. The state averages around 18.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 72% of students at GEO Next Generation High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, census data for East Baton Rouge Parish shows median household earnings sit near $63,071, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. GEO Next Generation High School is one of 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students).

The closest other public school is GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

GEO Next Generation High School operates from a metropolitan location. GEO Next Generation High School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On allk12, the feed for GEO Next Generation High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.