📍 3200 Groom Road, Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70714
Baker High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 408 pupils enrolled. It is part of the City of Baker School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 57%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Baker High School enrolls 408 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 365 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 7.4% |
| White | 10 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
267 of the school's 408 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Baker High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-60, state senate district 15, state house district 63.
Baker High School is one of 4 schools in City of Baker School District, based in Baker, Louisiana. The district serves 1,000 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 408 students, Baker High School is larger than the district average of about 250 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large