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15-531: The school system serves the entire city of Central, as well as a section of the Brownfields census-designated place and another small unincorporated area . The district opened on July 1, 2007, taking schools and areas formerly within the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board . The change occurred after several other near by towns and cities made a similar change in order to break away from

30-578: Is located north of the center of East Baton Rouge Parish and is bordered to the north by the city of Baker , to the east by Central , and to the southwest by Baton Rouge . Brownfields is 10 miles (16 km) northeast of downtown Baton Rouge. The border with Central is formed by the Comite River , a south-flowing tributary of the Amite River . According to the United States Census Bureau ,

45-447: Is often difficult, since methodologies, definitions and data quality can vary greatly. Since the 1990s, the OECD has conducted regular surveys among its 38 member countries using a standardized methodology and set of questions. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure

60-632: Is within the Central Community School System . Residents of that section are assigned to Bellingrath Hills School (grades PK-K), Tanglewood Elementary School (grades 1-2), Central Intermediate School (grades 3-5), Central Middle School (grades 6-8), Central High School (grades 9-12), all in Central . Prior to 2007 all residents were in EBR parish schools; Central schools left the EBR district that year. Brownfields Elementary School served most of

75-546: The Baton Rouge school system. Businessperson Russell Starns stated that the incorporation of Central, which took place in 2005, was a byproduct of the area's desire to establish a school system separate from East Baton Rouge Parish's; the Louisiana State Legislature allowed Central to operate a separate school system only after the city incorporated; Starns was the person who headed the incorporation movement. When

90-503: The Brownfields CDP has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.7 km ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km ), or 0.15%, is water. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 5,145 people, 2,027 households, and 1,337 families residing in the CDP. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,222 people, 1,884 households, and 1,428 families residing in the CDP. The population density

105-420: The CDP was $ 15,894. About 11.6% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools serves one portion of Brownfields. Most residents of the EBR section are zoned to Brownfields Elementary School, while a few are zoned to Sharon Hills Elementary School. For middle school students in

120-592: The EBR schools section are divided between Northeast Middle School (Attendance Zone B) and Crestworth Middle School; the latter is operated by the Recovery School District of Louisiana, and the district-operated Park Forest Middle School is the alternate for the Crestworth zone. For senior high school students in the EBR schools section are divided between Northeast High School (Attendance Zone B) and Scotlandville High School . Another portion of Brownfields

135-419: The age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.14. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under

150-459: The age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 38,103, and the median income for a family was $ 41,943. Males had a median income of $ 34,135 versus $ 22,279 for females. The per capita income for

165-489: The average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such as the American Community Survey . This allows the calculation of per capita income for both the country as a whole and specific regions or demographic groups. However, comparing per capita income across different countries

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180-498: The community, while Sharon Hills Elementary served a portion. At that time one section of Brownfields was assigned to Central Middle, then an EBR parish-controlled school; while others were zoned to Crestworth Middle School, then controlled by EBR. At that time one section was assigned to Central High, then an EBR parish-controlled school; while others were zoned to Northeast High and Scotlandville High. Per capita income Per capita income ( PCI ) or average income measures

195-847: The district opened in 2007 it had about 3,300 students. At that time repairs began on the buildings as all of them were aged. As of February 2015 it had almost 3,700 students. By July 2015 the school system had about 4,600 students. As of 2014 Michael Faulk was the superintendent. In 2014 Faulk agreed to extending his contract until December 2016; the Central school board gave him a highly favorable job evaluation. In 2015 Faulk proposed increasing grade 1-5 kindergarten class ratios from 20 students per teacher to 22 students per teacher and elementary class sizes from one teacher per 20 students to one teacher per 24 students in order to alleviate overcrowding. Middle school ratios would remain at 26 students per teacher. Jason Fountain became superintendent in 2017, making him

210-642: The second person to hold that position. Short sleeved collared maroon shirts with khaki pants. Schools are located in the City of Central. Brownfields, Louisiana Brownfields is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in East Baton Rouge Parish , Louisiana , United States. The population was 5,401 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area . Brownfields

225-453: Was 1,265.3 inhabitants per square mile (488.5/km ). There were 2,024 housing units at an average density of 490.4 per square mile (189.3/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 46.80% White , 51.82% African American , 0.15% Native American , 0.46% Asian , 0.11% from other races , and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population. There were 1,884 households, out of which 35.1% had children under

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