Tara High School

Tara High School is one of several high schools in the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools District in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is located in the Tara Neighborhood of Baton Rouge. Tara High School is located at 9002 Whitehall Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. The school opened during the 1970–71 school year.

Tara High School
Location
9002 Whitehall Ave.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70806
USA
Coordinates30.434697°N 91.088521°W / 30.434697; -91.088521
Information
TypeFree public
MottoCome prepared and Ready to learn
Established1970
School districtEast Baton Rouge Parish
PrincipalMr. Hayman
Faculty66.46 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment1,043 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.69[1]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Cardinal and Gold    
MascotTrojan Warrior
RivalBroadmoor Buccaneers
Budgetschool fee (all students)-$35 (Seniors- $110)(Juniors- $150)
Websitehttp://schools.ebrschools.org/tarahigh/

Communities served

Tara serves portions of Baton Rouge, as well as all or portions of several census-designated places (CDP):[2] all of Westminster,[3] most of Inniswold,[4] most of Oak Hills Place,[5] half of Gardere,[6] and a small section of Shenandoah.[7]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Tara High School fields several individual and team sports including American football, track and field, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, baseball, softball, and soccer. The mascot is the Trojan and the colors are cardinal and gold, very similar to the University of Southern California.

References
  1. Tara High School
  2. "High-School-Boundary-Descriptions-15-16.pdf." East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on January 6, 2017. Tara is on p. 9/10.
  3. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Westminster CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 6, 2017.
  4. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Inniswold CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 6, 2017.
  5. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Oak Hills Place CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 6, 2017.
  6. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Gardere CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 7, 2017.
  7. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Shenandoah CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 7, 2017.


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