Langston Hughes Charter Academy

Public school district · Orleans Parish · Louisiana · NCES district ID 2200206

Langston Hughes Charter Academy spent $12,859 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 83% of the other Louisiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,044). Its one school enrolled 791 students in 2024-25; 27.7% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Louisiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Langston Hughes Charter Academy in enrollment (765 to 831 students) and Langston Hughes Charter Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Louisiana districts closest in size to Langston Hughes Charter Academy, FY23East Carroll Parish $19,240; KIPP Believe $17,047; GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge $16,331; G W Carver Collegiate Academy $15,698; KIPP Booker T. Washington $15,448; Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School $14,821; Homer Plessy Community School $13,587; Langston Hughes Charter Academy $12,859; Phillis Wheatley Community School $11,441; Arthur Ashe Charter School $11,131; State median, under 1,000 students $16,044.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kEast Carroll Parish$19,240KIPP Believe$17,047GEO Prep Academy of Greater Ba…$16,331G W Carver Collegiate Academy$15,698KIPP Booker T. Washington$15,448Alice M Harte Elementary Chart…$14,821Homer Plessy Community School$13,587Langston Hughes Charter Academy$12,859Phillis Wheatley Community Sch…$11,441Arthur Ashe Charter School$11,131State median, under 1,000 students $16,044
Current spending per student, Louisiana districts closest in size to Langston Hughes Charter Academy, FY23East Carroll Parish $19,240; KIPP Believe $17,047; GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge $16,331; G W Carver Collegiate Academy $15,698; KIPP Booker T. Washington $15,448; Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School $14,821; Homer Plessy Community School $13,587; Langston Hughes Charter Academy $12,859; Phillis Wheatley Community School $11,441; Arthur Ashe Charter School $11,131; State median, under 1,000 students $16,044.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kEast Carroll Parish$19,240KIPP Believe$17,047GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton R…$16,331G W Carver Collegiate Academy$15,698KIPP Booker T. Washington$15,448Alice M Harte Elementary Charter Sc…$14,821Homer Plessy Community School$13,587Langston Hughes Charter Academy$12,859Phillis Wheatley Community School$11,441Arthur Ashe Charter School$11,131State median, under 1,000 students $16,044
Current spending per student, Louisiana districts closest in size to Langston Hughes Charter Academy, FY23East Carroll Parish $19,240; KIPP Believe $17,047; GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge $16,331; G W Carver Collegiate Academy $15,698; KIPP Booker T. Washington $15,448; Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School $14,821; Homer Plessy Community School $13,587; Langston Hughes Charter Academy $12,859; Phillis Wheatley Community School $11,441; Arthur Ashe Charter School $11,131; State median, under 1,000 students $16,044.10k15k20kEast Carroll Parish$19,240KIPP Believe$17,047GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge$16,331G W Carver Collegiate Academy$15,698KIPP Booker T. Washington$15,448Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School$14,821Homer Plessy Community School$13,587Langston Hughes Charter Academy$12,859Phillis Wheatley Community School$11,441Arthur Ashe Charter School$11,131State median, under 1,000 students $16,044
Current spending per student, Louisiana districts closest in size to Langston Hughes Charter Academy, FY23East Carroll Parish $19,240; KIPP Believe $17,047; GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge $16,331; G W Carver Collegiate Academy $15,698; KIPP Booker T. Washington $15,448; Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School $14,821; Homer Plessy Community School $13,587; Langston Hughes Charter Academy $12,859; Phillis Wheatley Community School $11,441; Arthur Ashe Charter School $11,131; State median, under 1,000 students $16,044.10k15k20kEast Carroll Parish$19,240KIPP Believe$17,047GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge$16,331G W Carver Collegiate Academy$15,698KIPP Booker T. Washington$15,448Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School$14,821Homer Plessy Community School$13,587Langston Hughes Charter Academy$12,859Phillis Wheatley Community School$11,441Arthur Ashe Charter School$11,131State median, under 1,000 students $16,044

Where the money came from

$13,765,000 in revenue: 27.7% state, 40.4% local and 31.9% federal. Total spending including $9,000 of capital outlay was $10,245,000, or $12,871 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Langston Hughes Charter Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,814,000; Local $5,558,000; Federal $4,393,000; total $13,765,000.
  • State$3,814,000 28%
  • Local$5,558,000 40%
  • Federal$4,393,000 32%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 103 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

796 students in 2022-23, 820 students in 2023-24, 791 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Langston Hughes Charter Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 796, 2023-24: 820, 2024-25: 79102505007501k2022-237962023-248202024-25791
Langston Hughes Charter Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 796, 2023-24: 820, 2024-25: 79102505007501k2022-237962023-248202024-25791
Langston Hughes Charter Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 796, 2023-24: 820, 2024-25: 79102505007501k2022-237962023-248202024-25791
Langston Hughes Charter Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 796, 2023-24: 820, 2024-25: 79102505007501k2022-237962023-248202024-25791

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2379628.428.0
2023-2482060.813.5
2024-2579156.614.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Langston Hughes Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 24% in reading and 16% in math, against 42.4% in reading and 31.8% in math across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtLouisianaStudents tested
Reading and language arts24%42.4%486
Math16%31.8%486

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 791 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Langston Hughes Charter Academy79114.087.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Langston Hughes Charter Academy

  • Phone: (504) 373-6251
  • Office: 3519 Trafalgar Street, New Orleans, LA 70119

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Langston Hughes Charter Academy

  1. Louisiana districts by spending per studentLangston Hughes Charter Academy ranks 86 of 103 Louisiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,859).#86 of 103
  2. Every school district in LouisianaLangston Hughes Charter Academy is the number 102 by size of 194 Louisiana districts, with 796 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#102 of 194
  3. Phillis Wheatley Community SchoolThe next larger Louisiana district: 812 students in fall 2022, $11,441 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,441
  4. Alice M Harte Elementary Charter SchoolThe next smaller Louisiana district: 792 students in fall 2022, $14,821 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,821
  5. Compare Langston Hughes Charter Academy with Phillis Wheatley Community SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Langston Hughes Charter Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Langston Hughes Charter Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 791 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Langston Hughes Charter Academy spend per student?
    $12,859 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Louisiana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,044 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Langston Hughes Charter Academy's money come from?
    $13,765,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 27.7% state, 40.4% local and 31.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Langston Hughes Charter Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Langston Hughes Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 24% in reading and 16% in math, against 42.4% in reading and 31.8% in math across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Langston Hughes Charter Academy's NCES district ID?
    2200206. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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