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Lafayette, Louisiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 12/100 ranks Lafayette Charter Foundation #172 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,953 per pupil, Lafayette Charter Foundation ranks #181 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,350
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$10,953
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lafayette Charter Foundation operates 1 public schools serving 1,350 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 Lafayette Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,953 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 19 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.0% local, 38.4% state, and 14.6% 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 12/100, ranked #172 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 2177:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 4.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.7% African American, 21.0% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Lafayette Charter Foundation student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lafayette Charter Foundation a distant remainder — means Lafayette Charter Foundation-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.
Lafayette Charter Foundation has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.1% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Lafayette Charter Foundation student-counselor ratio is 2177:1 — 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.
Lafayette Charter Foundation chronic absenteeism rate is 4.0% — 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 Lafayette Charter Foundation?
Lafayette Charter Foundation has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,350 students.
How much does Lafayette Charter Foundation spend per student?
Lafayette Charter Foundation spends $10,953 per student. The district has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #172 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Lafayette Charter Foundation?
Lafayette Charter Foundation students are 69.7% African American, 21.0% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lafayette Charter Foundation?
Lafayette Charter Foundation has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #172 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.