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Baker Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


City Of Baker School District details

City Of Baker School District
14750 Plank Road
Baker, LA 70714

1,011 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

City Of Baker School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Louisiana

1

(10 is best)

Better than 8.3% of all LA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 2.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
38%
13%
43%
9%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Baker Heights Elementary School
3750 Harding Street
Baker, LA, 70714
PK-05
Baker High School
3200 Groom Road
Baker, LA, 70714
09-12
Baker Middle School
5903 Groom Road
Baker, LA, 70714
06-08
Park Ridge Academic Magnet School
5905 Groom Road
Baker, LA, 70714
KG-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.1% 44.7%
Black 92.7% 43.2%
Hispanic 4.8% 9.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 58.2% 47.3%
Free lunch eligible 58.2% 45.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,760 $8,875,880 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $516 $677,508 3.9%
Staff $595 $781,235 4.4%
General Administration $965 $1,267,045 7.2%
School Administration $772 $1,013,636 5.8%
Operation $816 $1,071,408 6.1%
Transportation $524 $688,012 3.9%
Other $375 $492,375 2.8%
Total Support $4,562 $5,989,906 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,069 $2,716,597 15.5%
Total Expenditures $13,391 $17,582,383 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,871 $4,677,783,145 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $791 $538,160,451 5.6%
Staff $658 $447,621,352 4.7%
General Administration $333 $226,816,868 2.4%
School Administration $821 $558,837,970 5.9%
Operation $1,159 $789,211,977 8.3%
Transportation $679 $462,251,240 4.8%
Other $348 $236,928,457 2.5%
Total Support $4,788 $3,259,742,853 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,356 $1,604,033,499 16.8%
Total Expenditures $14,016 $9,541,620,339 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

School Districts serving Baker, LA

Central Community School District Central, LA Schools
East Baton Rouge Parish School District Baton Rouge, LA Schools