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Baker City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Baker.

Baker’s School Grade D better than 14% of Louisiana school districts

Students
1,000
Schools
4
Spent per student
$16,796
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Debt
$7.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Baker City School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of Louisiana districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 21 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the LA average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.7M, about $7,680 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% of the 197 Louisiana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DBaker 12,136

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Baker. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsThis district
9–12Baker High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency8%
State average 31.8% · 465 students tested
Reading / language arts12%
State average 42.4% · 494 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–64%
State average 82.6% · 101 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,796 per student · 8% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 30%Federal 36%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,153’20
1,011’21
1,109’22
1,047’23
1,000’24

Down 13.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 87%Hispanic 9%White 3%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools.

Baker Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baker
D−
381 students16:1
Park Ridge Academic Magnet School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Baker
C
94 students10:1
Baker Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Baker
D−
155 students26:1
Baker High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Baker
D−
370 students18:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Louisiana.