An equity score of 17/100 ranks Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy #168 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,190 per pupil, Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy ranks #180 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,235
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy operates 1 public schools serving 2,235 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 East Baton Rouge Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,190 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 19 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.1% local, 39.4% state, and 20.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 17/100, ranked #168 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.
a 1119.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 0.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.0% White, 38.8% African American, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy a distant remainder — means Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy reports 67.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy student-counselor ratio is 1120:1 — 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.
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 0.9% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Louisiana Virtual Charter 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 Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy?
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,235 students.
How much does Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy spend per student?
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy spends $10,190 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #168 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy?
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy students are 49.0% White, 38.8% African American, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy?
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #168 out of 176 districts in Louisiana.