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Central, LA
Public School Ratings




Central Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Central Community School District details

Central Community School District
11576 Sullivan Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70818

4,875 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Central Community School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Louisiana

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.5% of all LA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
38%
51%
44%
50%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bellingrath Hills Elementary School
6612 Audusson
Greenwell Springs, LA, 70739
PK-KG
Central High School
10200 E Brookside
Baton Rouge, LA, 70805
09-12
Central Intermediate School
12636 Sullivan Road
Central, LA, 70818
03-05
Central Middle School
12656 Sullivan Road
Central, LA, 70818
06-08
Tanglewood Elementary School
9352 Rustling Oaks
Baton Rouge, LA, 70818
01-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.5% 43.1%
Black 22.0% 42.8%
Hispanic 9.3% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.9% 61.8%
Free lunch eligible 45.2% 56.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.7% 4.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,302 $30,720,000 36.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $598 $2,915,000 3.5%
Staff $448 $2,185,000 2.6%
General Administration $336 $1,640,000 1.9%
School Administration $553 $2,694,000 3.2%
Operation $1,093 $5,327,000 6.3%
Transportation $1,063 $5,183,000 6.2%
Other $458 $2,235,000 2.7%
Total Support $4,550 $22,179,000 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,426 $31,328,000 37.2%
Total Expenditures $17,277 $84,227,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,579 $5,366,971,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $850 $601,919,000 5.4%
Staff $755 $534,657,000 4.8%
General Administration $362 $256,471,000 2.3%
School Administration $878 $621,583,000 5.5%
Operation $2,002 $1,417,924,000 12.7%
Transportation $749 $530,277,000 4.7%
Other $425 $301,210,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,022 $4,264,041,000 38.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,222 $1,573,442,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $15,823 $11,204,454,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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