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
Coordinates	30.434697°N 91.088521°W / 30.434697; -91.088521
Information
Type	Free public
Motto	Come prepared and Ready to learn
Established	1970
School district	East Baton Rouge Parish
Principal	John D. Hayman
Teaching staff	55.92 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	1,002 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.92[1]
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Cardinal and Gold
Mascot	Trojan Warrior
Nickname	Trojans
Rival	Broadmoor Buccaneers
Yearbook	Chariot
Budget	school fee (all students)-$35 (Seniors- $110)(Juniors- $150)
Website	https://www.taratrojans.org/

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]

Athletics

Tara High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

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.

Championships

Football Championships

• (1) State Championship: 1974