While East Baton Rouge Parish Schools are just 12 percent white, Zachary, carved out of East Baton Rouge in 2002, is 42 percent white, and Central, carved out in 2007, is 73 percent white. “They ...

Within East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, 91.2% of teachers are licensed. The student-to-teacher ratio is lower than the state average, at 18:1. The district has 71 full-time counselors on staff.

SSA estimated those costs are as much as $25,000 per teacher for a large urban district like East Baton Rouge. Since July 2024, the school system has hired more than 600 educators, but lost about ...

The School Board is set to consider the resolution when it meets at 5 p.m. Thursday at the School Board Office, 1050 S. Foster Drive. House Bill 6, authored by Rep. Emily Chenevert, R-Baton Rouge ...

The fight began with little subtlety. White, wealthy parents in the southeastern corner of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, an area known as St. George, wanted their own school district. They ...

The East Baton Rouge Parish School System remains without a permanent superintendent after board members failed to reach consensus on a final pick for the job Thursday night. Throughout a tense ...