An equity score of 23/100 ranks Lake Charles College Prep #159 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,834 per pupil, Lake Charles College Prep ranks #134 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
574
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$13,834
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
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 $13,834 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 23/100, ranked #159 of 176 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 largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Lake Charles College Prep reports 60.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $13,834 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #159 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 23/100, ranking #159 out of 176 districts in Louisiana.