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New Orleans, Louisiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks G W Carver Collegiate Academy #42 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,112 per pupil, G W Carver Collegiate Academy ranks #96 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
G W Carver Collegiate Academy operates 1 public schools serving 768 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $15,112 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 35.2% local, 36.0% state, and 28.8% 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 65/100, ranked #42 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 385.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.5% African American, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is G W Carver High School, enrolling 771 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
G W Carver High School accounts for 100.0% of all G W Carver Collegiate Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of G W Carver Collegiate Academy a distant remainder — means G W Carver Collegiate Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
G W Carver Collegiate Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 89.6% 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.
G W Carver Collegiate Academy student-counselor ratio is 386:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
G W Carver Collegiate Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 40.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to G W Carver Collegiate 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 G W Carver Collegiate Academy?
G W Carver Collegiate Academy has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 768 students.
How much does G W Carver Collegiate Academy spend per student?
G W Carver Collegiate Academy spends $15,112 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #42 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of G W Carver Collegiate Academy?
G W Carver Collegiate Academy students are 88.5% African American, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for G W Carver Collegiate Academy?
G W Carver Collegiate Academy has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #42 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.