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Lake Charles, Louisiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. #145 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,942 per pupil, Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. ranks #129 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. operates 1 public schools serving 989 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 Calcasieu Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,942 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 56.7% local, 25.9% state, and 17.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #145 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.
. Demographically, the student body averages 84.6% African American, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lake Charles Charter Academy, enrolling 951 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Lake Charles Charter Academy accounts for 96.2% of all Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. a distant remainder — means Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.-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.
Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.9% 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.
Comparisons are relative to Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.'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 Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.?
Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 989 students.
How much does Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. spend per student?
Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. spends $13,942 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #145 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.?
Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. students are 84.6% African American, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.?
Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc. has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #145 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.