Education in Baton Rouge

As the home to three major universities and colleges and a variety of public and private schools, Baton Rouge offers an wide range of educational and cultural opportunities.

Public Schools

The Baton Rouge Area contains 12 public school districts-Ascension, Baker, Central Community, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, and Zachary. School districts in the region provide opportunities for advanced learning through Gifted and Academic Magnet programs and tailored programs in music, visual arts, and dramatic arts. Additionally, the Capital Region is home to four of the top ten performing districts in the state.

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools, the city's school district, is one of the area's largest school districts. It contains approximately 90 individual schools: 56 elementary schools, 16 middle schools, and 18 high schools.

Louisiana State University operates the Louisiana State University Laboratory School, a K-12 school.

Disability Schools

The state of Louisiana directly operates two special schools for children with disabilities:
* Louisiana School for the Deaf
* Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired

High Schools

Other notable High schools in the parish include:

* Baton Rouge Magnet High School
* McKennely Magnet High School
* Robert E. Lee High School

Private Schools

* [http://www.brintl.com/ Baton Rouge International School]
* Parkview Baptist School
* University Laboratory School (LSU)
* Southern University Laboratory School
* St. Joseph's Academy
* The Dunham School
* Redemptorist High School
* Episcopal High School
* Catholic High School
* St. Michael the Archangel High School (formerly Bishop Sullivan High school)
* Baton Rouge Christian Classical School
* [http://www.runnels.org/ Runnels School]
* Most Blessed Sacrament School
* St. Thomas More School
* St. Jude the Apostle School
* [http://www.sacredheartbr.com/ Sacred Heart of Jesus School]
* St. Louis King of France School
* [http://www.olomschool.org Our Lady of Mercy School]
* St. Jean Vianney School
* St. George School
* St. Aloysius School
* Gables Academy
* St. Luke's Episcopal Day School
* [http://www.gocrusaders.com Christian Life Academy]
* Cypress Heights Academy

Colleges and Universities

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university that is the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. LSU includes nine senior colleges and three schools, in addition to specialized centers, divisions, institutes, and offices. Enrollment stands at more than 32,000 students, and there are 1,300 full-time faculty members. LSU is also one of twenty-one American universities designated as a land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant research center. [2] In order to reverse decades of underfunding, the university recently launched an ambitious fundraising drive called the "Forever LSU" campaign.

Southern University and A&M College is a historically black college, founded in 1879 by P. B. S. Pinchback, T. T. Allain, and Henry Demas. Southern became a land-grant school in 1890, and an Agricultural and Mechanical department was established. The University offers programs of study ranging from associate degree to doctoral and professional degrees. Southern University also provides opportunities for students to do internships and summer assignments in industry and with the federal government.

Baton Rouge Community College is an open admissions, two-year post-secondary public community college, established on June 28, 1995 and settled into a permanent location in 1998. The 60 acre campus consists of five main buildings: Governors Building, Louisiana Building, Cypress Building, Bienvenue Building (student center), and the Magnolia Library Building. The college's current enrollment is more than 6,000 students. The curricular offerings include courses and programs leading to transfer credits, certificates and associate degrees.

* Louisiana State University
* Southern University
* Baton Rouge Community College
* Our Lady of the Lake College
* Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing
* Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology
* Louisiana Technical College (Baton Rouge campus)
* Louisiana Tech University
* Louisiana Culinary Institute
* ITI Technical College
* University of Phoenix (Baton Rouge campus)
* World Evangelism Bible College and Seminary