McKinley Senior High School

Located at 800 East Mckinley, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, McKinley Senior High School is a mid-tier senior high that serves 669 students (grades 9 through 12), run under East Baton Rouge Parish.

Across the 83 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (40,083 students total), McKinley Senior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, McKinley Senior High School shows that Black students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 3% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, McKinley Senior High School logs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting McKinley Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, East Baton Rouge Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,071 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. McKinley Senior High School is one of 132 public schools in East Baton Rouge Parish (combined enrollment of about 66,892 students).

Nearest neighbor: Eva Legard Learning Center, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McKinley Senior High School.

McKinley Senior High School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McKinley Senior High School has edged down 45%, going from 1,221 students in 2018 to 669 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.