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An equity score of 73/100 ranks Morris Jeff Community School #19 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,499 per pupil, Morris Jeff Community School ranks #18 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Morris Jeff Community School operates 1 public schools serving 1,575 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 Orleans Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,499 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 19 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.0% local, 36.3% state, and 19.7% 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 73/100, ranked #19 of 175 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 721:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.6% African American, 31.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Morris Jeff Community School, enrolling 1,442 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Morris Jeff Community School accounts for 91.6% of all Morris Jeff Community School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Morris Jeff Community School a distant remainder — means Morris Jeff Community School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Morris Jeff Community School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.5% 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.
Morris Jeff Community School student-counselor ratio is 721:1 — 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.
Morris Jeff Community School chronic absenteeism rate is 42.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Morris Jeff Community School?
Morris Jeff Community School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,575 students.
How much does Morris Jeff Community School spend per student?
Morris Jeff Community School spends $21,499 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #19 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Morris Jeff Community School?
Morris Jeff Community School students are 45.6% African American, 31.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Morris Jeff Community School?
Morris Jeff Community School has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #19 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.