Amendment 02: St. george community school system
What this amendment does
St. George is a newly created city within East Baton Rouge Parish and is now seeking to establish its own independent school system. This amendment would allow the proposed St. George school system to function like a separate parish system, even though it remains geographically within East Baton Rouge Parish.
The creation of this new system would separate a community that includes many higher-income and more affluent families from the broader parish school system, raising important considerations about funding, resources, and equity across schools in East Baton Rouge Parish.
What a “No” vote means
Schools remain part of East Baton Rouge Parish School System
Funding and resources continue to be shared across the broader parish system
No additional authority is granted to St. George
Why it matters
This amendment has significant implications for how education resources are distributed in East Baton Rouge Parish
A separate system allows St. George to drain more resources from the Parish.
Leads to uneven funding between school systems
Remaining East Baton Rouge schools will face reduced funding capacity
Differences in local tax revenue will widen existing disparities
