Baton Rouge Reporter

There were 5,366 Hispanic students enrolled in East Baton Rouge Parish School District schools in the 2021-22 school year, 12.9% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that East Baton Rouge Parish School District welcomed 41,418 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 13% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

East Baton Rouge Parish School District roughly covers schools within East Baton Rouge Parish and has a main office in Baton Rouge.

Among the 94 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish School District, Idea Innovation recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 309 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of Hispanic Students	Hispanic students %
2022	41,418	5,366	13%
2021	40,735	4,753	11.7%
2020	41,420	4,730	11.4%
2019	41,219	4,138	10%
2018	40,784	3,726	9.1%
2017	41,032	3,539	8.6%