Baton Rouge offers a wide range of educational and cultural opportunities including being the home to three major universities and colleges and a variety of public and private schools.
Public schools
The East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools operates public schools in the city limits.
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. Also, Southern University operates the Southern 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 Belaire High School Broadmoor High School Capitol High School Central High School Glen Oaks High School Liberty Magnet High School Istrouma High School Madison Preparatory Academy McKinley Senior High School Tara High School Istrouma High School Scotlandville Magnet High School Woodlawn High School Zachary High School
Private schools
Baton Rouge Christian Classical School
Baton Rouge International School
Catholic High School
Christian Life Academy
Christ Presbyterian School
Cypress Heights Academy
The Dunham School
Episcopal High School
Greater Baton Rouge Hope Academy
Most Blessed Sacrament School
Our Lady of Mercy School
Parkview Baptist School
Redemptorist High School (closed in 2015) Runnels School Sacred Heart of Jesus School St. Aloysius School St. George School St. Jean Vianney School St. Joseph's Academy St. Jude the Apostle School St. Louis King of France School St. Luke's Episcopal Day School St. Michael the Archangel High School (formerly Bishop Sullivan High school) St. Thomas More School Southern University Laboratory School Trinity Episcopal Day School University Laboratory School (LSU)
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 30,000 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. LSU is the oldest public university and most comprehensive university in Louisiana.
Southern University and A&M College, generally known as Southern University, 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 an associate degree to doctoral and professional degrees. Southern University is the second oldest public university in Louisiana.
Baton Rouge Community College is an open admission, two-year post-secondary public community college, established on June 28, 1995 and settled into a permanent location in 1998. The 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.