Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map
$2,536 left/mo
3 bd $1,661/mo in Baton Rouge. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax.
Public-school students
135,448
NCES 2024-2025
Pupils per teacher
13.4
10,077 teachers
Districts / schools
29 / 233
Public districts and schools
Beds
1
Usual: studio
Childcare
$0
No kids under 5
Left / mo
$2,536
NCES counts 233 public schools here. 247 are filed under a level. 14 are not in that split, so the two counts are not the same list.
Largest public school districts
12 largest districts in Baton Rouge.
- East Baton Rouge Parish
Baton Rouge
- Students
- 39,320
- Schools
- 81
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.4
- Livingston Parish
Livingston
- Students
- 26,499
- Schools
- 43
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.9
- Ascension Parish
Donaldsonville
- Students
- 23,743
- Schools
- 32
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.5
- Zachary Community School District
Zachary
- Students
- 5,494
- Schools
- 7
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.9
- Central Community School District
Baton Rouge
- Students
- 4,580
- Schools
- 5
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.2
- West Baton Rouge Parish
Port Allen
- Students
- 4,153
- Schools
- 10
- Pupil–teacher
- 10.2
- Iberville Parish
Plaquemine
- Students
- 4,076
- Schools
- 8
- Pupil–teacher
- 9.1
- University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)
Baton Rouge
- Students
- 3,725
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 17.6
- Assumption Parish
Napoleonville
- Students
- 2,701
- Schools
- 9
- Pupil–teacher
- 12.7
- Pointe Coupee Parish
New Roads
- Students
- 2,293
- Schools
- 5
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.9
- Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy
Baton Rouge
- Students
- 2,239
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 21.4
- West Feliciana Parish
St. Francisville
- Students
- 2,145
- Schools
- 4
- Pupil–teacher
- 9.4
NCES 2024–25.
Schools by level
Primary
136
Elementary grades
Middle
41
Middle or junior high
High
46
Secondary grades
Other
24
K–12, ungraded, alternative
247 public schools. NCES 2024–25.
Where the Baton Rouge metro sits
Roughly the core of the Baton Rouge, LA metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.
Family of four
2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. $423 left/mo. Childcare $1,035. Baton Rouge paycheck
NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this
Moving from Baton Rouge
Take-home by job in Baton Rouge
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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