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West Baton Rouge Parish School District
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District details
School board members: 10
Students: 4,378 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
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West Baton Rouge Parish School District is a school district in Louisiana (West Baton Rouge Parish). During the 2024 school year, 4,378 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The West Baton Rouge Parish School District consists of 10 members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Teri Bergeron
Alden Chustz Jr.District VII
Hayley ClouatreDistrict II
Matthew DaigrepontDistrict VIII
Burke FiscusDistrict I
Chareeka GraceDistrict VI
Ronald LeblancDistrict IV
Michael MarantoDistrict IX
Sonceria Moore EvansDistrict V
Atley WalkerDistrict III

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Overlapping state house districts

West Baton Rouge Parish School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 18Jeremy LaCombeRepublican Party 74% 12%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 29Edmond JordanDemocratic Party 26% 77%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $11,725,000 $2,825 13%
Local: $59,043,000 $14,227 66%
State: $18,265,000 $4,401 20%
Total: $89,033,000 $21,454
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $80,565,000 $19,413
Total Current Expenditures: $72,006,000 $17,350
Instructional Expenditures: $44,170,000 $10,643 55%
Student and Staff Support: $6,476,000 $1,560 8%
Administration: $6,841,000 $1,648 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $14,519,000 $3,498 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,138,000 $756
Construction: $2,685,000 $646
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $3,931,000 $947

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 27 <50 17 20-24 PS 21-39 41
2018-2019 66 >=50 57 55-59 PS 60-79 78
2017-2018 64 >=50 57 50-54 PS 60-79 75
2016-2017 61 >=50 52 55-59 PS >=50 71
2015-2016 64 >=50 55 65-69 PS >=50 75
2014-2015 58 >=50 46 60-64 >=50 72
2013-2014 67 >=50 57 50-59 PS >=50 80
2012-2013 69 >=50 58 70-79 PS PS 81
2011-2012 69 PS 57 60-69 PS >=50 83
2010-2011 67 PS 56 40-59 PS 81

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40 <50 30 25-29 PS 21-39 55
2018-2019 76 >=50 71 55-59 PS 60-79 84
2017-2018 74 >=50 71 65-69 PS 60-79 79
2016-2017 75 >=50 70 70-74 PS >=50 81
2015-2016 77 >=50 70 70-74 PS >=50 85
2014-2015 73 >=50 66 55-59 >=50 82
2013-2014 74 >=50 68 60-69 PS >=50 81
2012-2013 75 >=50 69 70-79 PS PS 82
2011-2012 75 PS 67 60-69 PS >=50 83
2010-2011 69 PS 62 60-79 PS 77

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 PS 85-89 >=50 85-89
2018-2019 87 80-84 >=50 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 83 80-84 PS 85-89
2016-2017 74 PS 70-74 <50 PS 75-79
2015-2016 78 75-79 >=50 PS 75-79
2014-2015 79 PS 85-89 <50 75-79
2013-2014 74 65-69 PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 74 PS 70-74 PS PS 75-79
2011-2012 63 55-59 65-69
2010-2011 69 PS 65-69 PS 70-74

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,378 1.1
2022-2023 4,332 4.2
2021-2022 4,150 15.8
2020-2021 3,494 1.5
2019-2020 3,443 -10.4
2018-2019 3,802 -2.1
2017-2018 3,882 -0.1
2016-2017 3,886 1.4
2015-2016 3,832 -3.1
2014-2015 3,949 0.7
2013-2014 3,921 0.4
2012-2013 3,907 -0.3
2011-2012 3,917 2.7
2010-2011 3,810 -0.4
2009-2010 3,825 0.9
2008-2009 3,789 4.2
2007-2008 3,631 1.5
2006-2007 3,577 -1.8
2005-2006 3,643 6.5
2004-2005 3,405 -3.9
2003-2004 3,539 0.3
2002-2003 3,529 -4.3
2001-2002 3,681 -2.7
2000-2001 3,781 -1.9
1999-2000 3,852 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE West Baton Rouge Parish School District (%) Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 1.6
Black 51.4 41.4
Hispanic 7.7 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.6 3.7
White 38.7 41.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, West Baton Rouge Parish School District had 396.13 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.05.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 23.07
Kindergarten: 16.00
Elementary: 201.88
Secondary: 82.54
Total: 396.13

West Baton Rouge Parish School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 25.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 25.00
School Administrative Support: 13.99
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 112.63
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.53
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 8.51
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 27.60
Other Support Services: 74.86

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The West Baton Rouge Parish School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Brusly Elementary School518PK-1
Brusly High School7709-12
Brusly Middle School5746-8
Brusly Upper Elementary School3524-5
Caneview K-8 School531PK-8
Cohn Elementary School2333-5
Lukeville Elementary School3722-3
Port Allen Elementary School344PK-2
Port Allen High School4689-12
Port Allen Middle School2166-8

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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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