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re: Does anyone know what happens to St. George students who want to stay in EBRSS schools?
Posted on 5/12/26 at 6:44 pm to doubleb
Posted on 5/12/26 at 6:44 pm to doubleb
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The very fact that 20% of the parish only has one high school is an indictment of EBR schools.
Yep its almost as laughable as saying the properties off Essen Lane aren't part of BR. You know the part of St George that attends Tara HS.
Let's keep repeating the one HS 20% of population while completely ignoring the fact that there are another 2 high schools less than 5 miles from that same population and another 2 dedicated Magnet HS supporting that 20% population. Yeah EBR should have built more schools despite open capacity at the existing schools.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 8:10 pm
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Posted on 5/12/26 at 6:51 pm to teke184
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Baker’s problem was a lack of leadership, not a lack of funding.
Lack of good students which is going to be St George's problem as well.
Funding is not the problem with EBR schools. They are already paying more per student than Central and Zachary.
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For the 2025-26 school year, East Baton Rouge Parish School System (EBRPSS) projected a budget of approximately \(\$20,500\) to \(\$21,052\) per student. This figure is notably higher than the Louisiana statewide average (approx. \(\$15,387\) in 2022-23) and the national average (approx. \(\$16,900\) in 2021), driven by a high local tax base and significant federal pandemic funding (ESSER) that concluded in 2026.
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Based on recent estimates, the Central Community School System (Central) spends approximately $13,024 per student. This figure is part of a broader educational funding landscape in East Baton Rouge Parish, where the school system operates alongside others, with neighboring St. George estimating an initial spend of $15,500 and the East Baton Rouge Parish system spending $18,311 per student.Regional Context: Central's per-student expenditure of $13,024 is lower than the $18,311 in East Baton Rouge Parish and the $14,341 in Zachary.
Source: Google
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 5/12/26 at 7:13 pm to LSURussian
Other than Baton Rouge High, is there any school in the district that people would want to stay in?
Posted on 5/12/26 at 7:23 pm to UFFan
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Other than Baton Rouge High, is there any school in the district that people would want to stay in?
Liberty High (Lee High) is the other magnet school people may want to stay at and there are various magnet and gifted programs at various other schools in the district.
I have a feeling that whoever is going to Scotlandville Magnet isn’t going to be living in St George right now.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 7:53 pm to Cliff Booth
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but now we're acting like those demographics aren't going to make for a better system?
The demographics aren't the problem. Full participation of the demographics is the problem. The wait and see approach by those not currently participating creates a "chicken and egg" scenario.
Yes, EBR is an open enrollment system. However, you can only attend from outside the attendance zone if there is availability. My guess is 75%-80% of students attend the school in their attendance zone but this is a complete SWAG.
The problem is there is no public data to see what % of the population is from outside the attendance zone map vs inside the attendance zone.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:05 pm to armytiger96
Fair enough. I just believe participation will be better than you think. Total? No, myself included. Mine are going to private K-12, but I see the value in my neighbors having a viable public school option. I think time will prove this is worth a “yes” vote from people like me. Guess we’ll find out.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:42 pm to armytiger96
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Let's keep repeating the one HS 20% of population while completely ignoring the fact that there are another 2 high schools less than 5 miles from that same population and another 2 dedicated Magnet HS supporting that 20% population. Yeah EBR should have built more schools despite open capacity at the existing schools.
If you live in Springlake or if you live in Village St. George and you are an average student, where’s the closest high school?
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:53 pm to doubleb
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If you live in Springlake or if you live in Village St. George and you are an average student, where’s the closest high school?
Springlake 6 miles to Lee High
8 miles to Tara
9 miles Woodlawn
In 2028 less than 2 miles when Great Hearts Harveston is K-12
I guess a charter school isn't good enough?
Village St George
9 miles to Lee
7.5 to Tara
6.8 to Woodlawn
Which are shorter drives than our model system if you live in Deerford or off of Planchet Rd In Central.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:56 pm to armytiger96
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Lack of good students which is going to be St George's problem as well.
The parents who began the push for Baker moved or their kids graduated due to process taking forever and Judge Parker delaying it even more. A demographic switch occurred. In tbe 80s Baker had good students and parents.
Baker’s problem was Judge Parker. Surely you remember that even in 70817.
That’s not an issue with StG unless the district isnt approved to start for another 15 years or so.
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Source: Google
Stating source as google means nothing. Provide links. Do you rely on google for your opinions or can you research them yourself?
Regardless your “google” helped prove StG will have more than enough money as EBRSS will be effected negatively by losing StG’s higher tax revenue than costs. EBRSS doesn’t have a revenue problem but has a leadership problem and a lack of good active parents instilling discipline and respect in their kids. EBRSS has been doing less with more.
Splitting off gains new leadership and gets rid of a lot of poor parenting.
StG can grow slowly over the next several which will allow them to make better choices on new construction instead of having to react regardless of what you keep spouting off without a lick of evidence. This gives them the chance to earn the rest of the parents trust as begin push for young parents wanting a good and safe neighborhood elementary school for their kids.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:57 pm to doubleb
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If you live in Springlake or if you live in Village St. George and you are an average student, where’s the closest high school?
How many students in those areas actually attend public high schools? For example, if 80% of the students are enrolled in private schools, why would the district build a new high school there if the enrollment wouldn’t support it financially? From a fiscal responsibility standpoint, it would make more sense to bus those students to Woodlawn, McKinley, or Tara wouldn’t it?
The issue is that much of the population effectively opted out of the public system, and now there are complaints that the same system didn’t build a school in that area. A separate district was never necessary, what was needed was for families to opt into the existing system in large numbers at one time and reclaim it, but no one seems willing to do so.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:58 pm to armytiger96
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Springlake
6 miles to Lee High
8 miles to Tara
9 miles Woodlawn
Not eligible for Liberty Magnet (old Lee High)
8 miles to Tara
9 mikes to Woodlawn.
Like I said there’s no public high school close by for a lot of kids in SG.
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Village St George
9 miles to Lee
7.5 to Tara
6.8 to Woodlawn
Again you are proving my point.
SG had been slighted when it comes to neighborhood schools.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:07 pm to cssamerican
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How many students in those areas actually attend public high schools? For example, if 80% of the students are enrolled in private schools, why would the district build a new high school there if the enrollment wouldn’t support it financially? From a fiscal responsibility standpoint, it would make more sense to bus those students to Woodlawn, McKinley, or Tara wouldn’t it?
So the excuse for no neighborhood schools is we didn’t build any because we ran off all our potential students to the private schools.
EBR just took our tax dollars, smiled and used the money to build a large bureaucracy and a culture of failing schools.
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A separate district was never necessary, what was needed was for families to opt into the existing system in large numbers at one time and reclaim it, but no one seems willing to do so.
Families took the magnet route, the gifted route, got on buses or carpooled long distances or elected to go to private schools.
There was no attractive public school options in their neighborhoods.
NBR claims food desserts. Large parts of SW, and South EBR live in a public school dessert.
Look at Gardere. Where do those kids go to school? Public school? I have no idea, but are there any public schools close to their neighborhoods?
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:10 pm to dallastigers
The Advocate published a rough budget for SGISD. It’s behind a pay wall, but I saw it on Facebook.
Finances are not an issue. There’s a huge surplus if they kept the current level of taxation.
Finances are not an issue. There’s a huge surplus if they kept the current level of taxation.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:22 pm to doubleb
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SG had been slighted when it comes to neighborhood schools.
No you are cherry picking geography to prove absolutely nothing. I'm aware that Lee now Liberty is a magnet school. I included to show that they had a high school around 5 miles from their house until they tried to improve the system and make that school a magnet school.
EBRPSS is currently building a K-12 Charter School across the street from Spring Lake is that not good enough for the poor kids that had to travel a whole 2 extra miles to get to another public school?
Why do you not mention that the kids in your example have about four charter schools that EBRPSS paid to build within close proximity to your remote outlier examples?
What is the standard on geographical proximity?
Why did you gloss over that remote distance for geographical outliers is the same distance in Central school system as a remote outlier in EBRPSS?
I guess when it doesn't fit your narrative you stick your head in the sand.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:24 pm to doubleb
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Look at Gardere. Where do those kids go to school? Public school? I have no idea, but are there any public schools close to their neighborhoods?
Tara for High School & Westdale for Middle. I see kids waiting for busses as early as 6am when I’m on my way to work.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:25 pm to armytiger96
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Yep its almost as laughable as saying the properties off Essen Lane aren't part of BR.
What specific properties off of Essen Lane? It’s ignorant to say all properties off Essen Lane are in BR.
See for yourself by using EBR’s tax accessor’s map
https://atlas.geoportalmaps.com/ebr/
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:26 pm to doubleb
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Look at Gardere. Where do those kids go to school? Public school?
There are multiple charter schools paid for by EBRPSS within a stones throw of Gardere.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 10:29 pm to dallastigers
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What specific properties off of Essen Lane? It’s ignorant to say all properties off Essen Lane are in BR.
The ones literally right across the street from the BATON ROUGE COUNTRY CLUB. I never said or implied ALL of the properties; just the ones that are in St. George. It's even more ignorant to assume I was referring to all properties off of Essen Lane and not just the ones in St George.
Go look at your map of St George; after all you are the expert of nit picking maps.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 10:57 pm
Posted on 5/13/26 at 8:14 am to armytiger96
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EBRPSS is currently building a K-12 Charter School across the street from Spring Lake is that not good enough for the poor kids that had to travel a whole 2 extra miles to get to another public school?
Why do you not mention that the kids in your example have about four charter schools that EBRPSS paid to build within close proximity to your remote outlier examples?
You need to stop embarrassing yourself. EBRSS has never built a charter school. Private firms build the charter schools.
Many were built in South EBR because there were no public schools. Private companies filled the vacuum.
Look at the charter schools on Burbank, Bluebonnet and Siegen. Are there public schools close to those neighborhoods? No.
Why not?
Posted on 5/13/26 at 8:17 am to LSURussian
To anyone that says St George will have to raise taxes to fund schools:
The St George area generates 60 million a year for schools. EBRPSS currently spends less than that on St George schools. St George will have one of the highest funding per student in the entire State.
The St George area generates 60 million a year for schools. EBRPSS currently spends less than that on St George schools. St George will have one of the highest funding per student in the entire State.
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