📍 12121 Tams Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70815
Belaire High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 765 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Belaire High School enrolls 765 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 521 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 | 28% |
| White | 17 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
575 of the school's 765 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 533 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Belaire High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 101.
Belaire High School is one of 83 schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The district serves 39,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 765 students, Belaire High School is larger than the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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