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Lafayette, Louisiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Advantage Charter Academy #156 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,657 per pupil, Advantage Charter Academy ranks #139 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Advantage Charter Academy operates 1 public schools serving 509 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lafayette Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,657 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 50.4% local, 35.4% state, and 14.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #156 of 175 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 743:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% African American, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Advantage Charter Academy, enrolling 743 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Advantage Charter Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Advantage Charter Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Advantage Charter Academy a distant remainder — means Advantage Charter Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Advantage Charter Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Advantage Charter Academy student-counselor ratio is 743:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Advantage Charter Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 26.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Advantage Charter Academy is typically wider than the Advantage Charter Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Advantage Charter Academy?
Advantage Charter Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 509 students.
How much does Advantage Charter Academy spend per student?
Advantage Charter Academy spends $13,657 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #156 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Advantage Charter Academy?
Advantage Charter Academy students are 92.2% African American, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% White, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Advantage Charter Academy?
Advantage Charter Academy has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #156 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.