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Zachary Community School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 5,753 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Zachary Community School District is a school district in Louisiana (East Baton Rouge Parish). During the 2024 school year, 5,753 students attended one of the district's seven 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 Zachary Community School District consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
David DaytonDistrict 9
Laura FreemanDistrict 5
Andrew GainesDistrict 7
Marty HughesDistrict 3
Elecia LathonDistrict 6
Crystal LondonDistrict 8
Kenneth MackieDistrict 4
Ryan TalbotDistrict 2
Tracey Taylor-JarrellDistrict 1

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Overlapping state house districts

Zachary Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Louisiana House of Representatives District 63Barbara CarpenterDemocratic Party 77% 65%
Louisiana House of Representatives District 62Roy AdamsDemocratic Party 23% 4%

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: $7,562,000 $1,373 10%
Local: $35,713,000 $6,483 46%
State: $34,645,000 $6,289 44%
Total: $77,920,000 $14,144
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $72,704,000 $13,197
Total Current Expenditures: $69,109,000 $12,544
Instructional Expenditures: $41,188,000 $7,476 57%
Student and Staff Support: $5,897,000 $1,070 8%
Administration: $7,289,000 $1,323 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $14,533,000 $2,638 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $715,000 $129
Construction: $90,000 $16
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $2,051,000 $372

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 46 70-79 30 40-49 PS 50-54 66
2018-2019 84 >=90 77 80-89 80-84 92
2017-2018 83 >=90 77 75-79 PS 80-84 89
2016-2017 84 >=90 77 80-89 PS 90-94 91
2015-2016 84 >=80 77 80-89 90-94 91
2014-2015 84 >=80 77 80-89 80-84 90
2013-2014 86 >=80 79 80-89 >=90 93
2012-2013 87 60-79 81 >=80 >=90 92
2011-2012 88 >=80 81 >=80 >=80 93
2010-2011 83 >=80 73 >=80 PS 60-79 90

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 60 70-79 49 50-59 PS 65-69 75
2018-2019 88 >=90 82 >=90 85-89 93
2017-2018 84 >=90 78 80-89 85-89 91
2016-2017 85 >=90 79 >=90 PS 90-94 91
2015-2016 86 >=80 80 >=90 90-94 92
2014-2015 87 60-79 82 80-89 90-94 92
2013-2014 87 >=80 81 80-89 90-94 92
2012-2013 91 >=80 88 >=80 80-89 94
2011-2012 91 >=80 86 >=80 >=80 95
2010-2011 87 >=80 81 >=80 PS 60-79 91

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 97 PS >=95 PS >=50 >=95
2018-2019 94 PS 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 93 PS 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 91 PS 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 89 >=50 85-89 PS >=50 85-89
2014-2015 91 PS 90-94 >=50 PS 90-94
2013-2014 89 PS 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 90 PS 85-89 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 87 PS 85-89 >=50 PS 85-89
2010-2011 93 PS 90-94 PS PS 90-94

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 5,753 -1.7
2022-2023 5,853 5.9
2021-2022 5,509 1.2
2020-2021 5,444 -1.9
2019-2020 5,550 0.0
2018-2019 5,551 0.6
2017-2018 5,519 1.8
2016-2017 5,417 0.9
2015-2016 5,367 0.7
2014-2015 5,331 -2.6
2013-2014 5,470 2.5
2012-2013 5,335 1.9
2011-2012 5,235 3.2
2010-2011 5,069 2.8
2009-2010 4,925 6.2
2008-2009 4,618 8.3
2007-2008 4,237 9.5
2006-2007 3,833 7.4
2005-2006 3,548 9.0
2004-2005 3,230 -0.6
2003-2004 3,250 0.0
2002-2003 0 0.0
2001-2002 0 0.0
2000-2001 0 0.0
1999-2000 0 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Zachary Community School District (%) Louisiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2 1.6
Black 58.0 41.4
Hispanic 4.6 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.1 3.7
White 32.0 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, Zachary Community School District had 376.16 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.29.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 11.00
Kindergarten: 17.03
Elementary: 205.75
Secondary: 91.31
Total: 376.16

Zachary Community School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 23.34 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: 23.34
School Administrative Support: 22.60
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 57.13
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.96
Total Guidance Counselors: 9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 20.98
Other Support Services: 88.63

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 Zachary Community School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Copper Mill Elementary/Middle School8755-6
Northwestern Elementary School351KG-KG
Northwestern Middle School8737-8
Rollins Place Elementary8581-2
Zachary Early Learning Center203PK-PK
Zachary Elementary School8093-4
Zachary High School1,7849-12

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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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