Tara High School - Baton Rouge, Louisiana/LA

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Tara High School

9002 Whitehall Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806 -

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Definition of Terms

Tara High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 8 - 12

Parish

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1079 students

% Male / % Female

47% / 53%

Total Classroom Teachers

71 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 8 - 53 students

Grade 9 - 282 students

Grade 10 - 271 students

Grade 11 - 215 students

Grade 12 - 258 students

This School

(LA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(LA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	1%
% Hispanic	2%	1%
% Black	67%	45%
% White	29%	50%

Additional Student Information

This School

(LA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

55%

42%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(LA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

East Baton Rouge Parish School District

This School's Agency

(LA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	97	12
Number of Students Managed	51,032 students	4,968 students
District Total Revenue	$429,756,000	$46,735,000
District Expenditure	$416,924,000	$47,379,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,421	$9,407
District Expenditure / Student	$8,170	$9,537
District Graduation Rates	70%	67%

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