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Lake Charles, Louisiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Lake Charles College Prep #168 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,923 per pupil, Lake Charles College Prep ranks #154 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 College Prep operates 1 public schools serving 574 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $12,923 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 58.6% local, 24.4% state, and 17.0% 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 18/100, ranked #168 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 624:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.0% African American, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lake Charles College Prep, enrolling 624 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Lake Charles College Prep accounts for 100.0% of all Lake Charles College Prep student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lake Charles College Prep a distant remainder — means Lake Charles College Prep-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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 College Prep has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.5% 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 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.
Lake Charles College Prep student-counselor ratio is 624:1 — 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.
Lake Charles College Prep chronic absenteeism rate is 22.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Lake Charles College Prep is typically wider than the Lake Charles College Prep-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Lake Charles College Prep?
Lake Charles College Prep has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 574 students.
How much does Lake Charles College Prep spend per student?
Lake Charles College Prep spends $12,923 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #168 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Lake Charles College Prep?
Lake Charles College Prep students are 88.0% African American, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake Charles College Prep?
Lake Charles College Prep has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #168 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.