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West Baton Rouge Parish School District, Louisiana, elections

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West Baton Rouge Parish School District
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District details
School board members: 10
Students: 4,332 (2022-2023)
Schools: 10 (2022-2023)
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West Baton Rouge Parish School District is a school district in Louisiana (West Baton Rouge Parish). During the 2023 school year, 4,332 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.

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $10,075,000 $2,884 13%
Local: $50,069,000 $14,330 65%
State: $17,126,000 $4,902 22%
Total: $77,270,000 $22,115
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $83,261,000 $23,829
Total Current Expenditures: $65,237,000 $18,671
Instructional Expenditures: $40,395,000 $11,561 49%
Student and Staff Support: $6,251,000 $1,789 8%
Administration: $6,272,000 $1,795 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $12,319,000 $3,525 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $12,604,000 $3,607
Construction: $12,524,000 $3,584
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $4,049,000 $1,158

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 (%)
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, 2022-2023
RACE West Baton Rouge Parish School District (%) Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 1.6
Black 51.1 41.6
Hispanic 7.1 10.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.5 3.6
White 39.7 42.0

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 2022-2023 school year, West Baton Rouge Parish School District had 310.42 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.96.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 23.25
Kindergarten: 17.00
Elementary: 187.18
Secondary: 82.99
Total: 310.42

West Baton Rouge Parish School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 26.27 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 26.27
School Administrative Support: 13.90
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 111.64
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 8.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 30.41
Other Support Services: 76.59

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 School544PK-1
Brusly High School7429-12
Brusly Middle School5806-8
Brusly Upper Elementary School3654-5
Caneview K-8 School526PK-8
Cohn Elementary School2243-5
Lukeville Elementary School3542-3
Port Allen Elementary School336PK-2
Port Allen High School4579-12
Port Allen Middle School2046-8

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See also

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