An equity score of 60/100 ranks Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School #58 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,627 per pupil, Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School ranks #59 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School operates 1 public schools serving 859 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 Orleans Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,627 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.6% local, 31.9% state, and 31.4% 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 60/100, ranked #58 of 176 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 425.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.3% African American, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% White across the district's schools.
Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School accounts for 99.1% of all Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School a distant remainder — means Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School-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.
Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School reports 70.0% 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.
Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School student-counselor ratio is 426:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School chronic absenteeism rate is 30.6% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School'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 Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School?
Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 859 students.
How much does Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School spend per student?
Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School spends $16,627 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #58 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School?
Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School students are 95.3% African American, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School?
Mcdonogh 35 Senior High School has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #58 out of 176 districts in Louisiana.