An equity score of 59/100 ranks Js Clark Leadership Academy #68 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,136 per pupil, Js Clark Leadership Academy ranks #73 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Js Clark Leadership Academy operates 1 public schools serving 301 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 St. Landry Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,136 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.0% local, 32.2% state, and 29.8% 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 59/100, ranked #68 of 176 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 434:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 5.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.4% African American, 0.7% White, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Js Clark Leadership Academy, enrolling 434 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Js Clark Leadership Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Js Clark Leadership Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Js Clark Leadership Academy a distant remainder — means Js Clark Leadership Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Js Clark Leadership Academy reports 93.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Js Clark Leadership Academy student-counselor ratio is 434:1 — 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.
Js Clark Leadership Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 5.3% — 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.
How many schools are in Js Clark Leadership Academy?
Js Clark Leadership Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 301 students.
How much does Js Clark Leadership Academy spend per student?
Js Clark Leadership Academy spends $16,136 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #68 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Js Clark Leadership Academy?
Js Clark Leadership Academy students are 98.4% African American, 0.7% White, 0.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Js Clark Leadership Academy?
Js Clark Leadership Academy has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #68 out of 176 districts in Louisiana.