Louisiana School for the Deaf

Louisiana School for the Deaf is a multi-level school of rural-scale scale in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, part of Special School District, teacheing 78 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 85% below the state mean of about 527.

Louisiana School for the Deaf is one of 7 schools operated by Special School District, a district that serves 283 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Louisiana School for the Deaf logs that 62% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school records 23% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 44% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Louisiana School for the Deaf shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 2.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 52.1:1, putting Louisiana School for the Deaf tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 94% of students at Louisiana School for the Deaf qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above East Baton Rouge Parish's rate of about 70%.

Around the school, East Baton Rouge Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $63,071, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across East Baton Rouge Parish's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students), Louisiana School for the Deaf is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Louisiana School for the Deaf.

The school occupies a downtown site.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.