📍 9002 Whitehall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, 70806
Tara High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish. The school has 876 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 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 58%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Tara High School enrolls 876 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 590 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 194 | 22% |
| White | 54 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 19 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
610 of the school's 876 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 563 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tara 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-50, state senate district 16, state house district 69.
Tara 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 876 students, Tara 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