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St. Louis, Missouri - 1 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Lafayette Preparatory Academy #271 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,384 per pupil, Lafayette Preparatory Academy ranks #326 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lafayette Preparatory Academy operates 1 public schools serving 394 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. 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. Louis City.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,384 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 13.5% local, 71.5% state, and 15.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #271 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 414:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.7% White, 36.2% African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lafayette Preparatory Academy, enrolling 414 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Lafayette Preparatory Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Lafayette Preparatory Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lafayette Preparatory Academy a distant remainder — means Lafayette Preparatory Academy-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 Preparatory Academy student-counselor ratio is 414:1 — 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.
Lafayette Preparatory Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 10.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Lafayette 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 Lafayette Preparatory Academy?
Lafayette Preparatory Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 394 students.
How much does Lafayette Preparatory Academy spend per student?
Lafayette Preparatory Academy spends $11,384 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #271 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Lafayette Preparatory Academy?
Lafayette Preparatory Academy students are 52.7% White, 36.2% African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lafayette Preparatory Academy?
Lafayette Preparatory Academy has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #271 out of 432 districts in Missouri.