Baton Rouge Reporter

There were 4,257 students enrolled in West Baton Rouge Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that Black students made up 52.2% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 38.2% white students, 7.3% Hispanic students and 0.4% Asian students.

Brusly High School had the highest enrolment among West Baton Rouge Parish's schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 738 students.

Louisiana's education system was considered one of the worst in the U.S., according to a WalletHub analysis. The state was ranked 47th overall, based on class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-2023	Total enrollment in 2023-2024	% change
Brusly High School	711	738	3.8%
Brusly Middle School	557	554	-0.5%
Brusly Elementary School	553	532	-3.8%
Caneview K-8 School	515	526	2.1%
Port Allen High School	430	432	0.5%
Brusly Upper Elementary School	354	339	-4.2%
Lukeville Upper Elementary School	338	360	6.5%
Port Allen Elementary School	335	345	3%
Cohn Elementary School	223	217	-2.7%
Port Allen Middle School	193	214	10.9%