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An equity score of 57/100 ranks Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial #66 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,416 per pupil, Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial ranks #111 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial operates 1 public schools serving 1,068 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 Orleans Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,416 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 45.2% local, 27.0% state, and 27.8% 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 57/100, ranked #66 of 175 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 475.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 58.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.0% African American, 11.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kipp Morial, enrolling 951 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Kipp Morial accounts for 89.0% of all Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial a distant remainder — means Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.0% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants 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.
Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial student-counselor ratio is 476:1 — 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.
Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial chronic absenteeism rate is 58.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial?
Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,068 students.
How much does Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial spend per student?
Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial spends $14,416 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #66 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial?
Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial students are 86.0% African American, 11.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial?
Kipp Ernest N. Dutch Morial has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #66 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.