Baton Rouge Reporter

There were 155 students enrolled in Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired District schools in the 2021-22 school year, 9.4% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 54.8% of them were boys, and 45.2% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were Black or African American, representing 59.4% of the Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired District total enrollment.

Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired District covers approximately two schools within East Baton Rouge Parish, with its main office in Baton Rouge.

Among the two schools in Louisiana Schools for the Deaf and Visually Impaired District, Louisiana School for the Deaf recorded the highest enrollment of 92 students in the 2021-22 school year.

The majority of Louisiana students were identified as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021-22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.