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New Orleans, Louisiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Foundation Preparatory Academy #15 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,211 per pupil, Foundation Preparatory Academy ranks #9 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Foundation Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 227 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 Orleans Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,211 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 19 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.6% local, 28.3% state, and 42.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 77/100, ranked #15 of 175 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 274:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 0.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.5% African American, 23.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% White across the district's schools.
Foundation Preparatory Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Foundation Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Foundation Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means Foundation Preparatory 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.
Foundation Preparatory Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 96.5% 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.
Foundation Preparatory Academy student-counselor ratio is 274:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Foundation Preparatory Academy is typically wider than the Foundation Preparatory Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Foundation Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 0.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Foundation Preparatory Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Foundation Preparatory Academy?
Foundation Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 227 students.
How much does Foundation Preparatory Academy spend per student?
Foundation Preparatory Academy spends $27,211 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #15 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Foundation Preparatory Academy?
Foundation Preparatory Academy students are 75.5% African American, 23.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% White, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Foundation Preparatory Academy?
Foundation Preparatory Academy has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #15 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.