Baton Rouge Reporter

There were 557 multiracial students enrolled in East Baton Rouge Parish School District schools in the 2021-22 school year, 12.5% 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, multiracial students comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the third least 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, Shenandoah Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 34 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 Multiracial Students	Multiracial students %
2022	41,418	557	1.3%
2021	40,735	495	1.2%
2020	41,420	447	1.1%