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An equity score of 43/100 ranks Sarah Towles Reed High School #112 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,374 per pupil, Sarah Towles Reed High School ranks #113 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sarah Towles Reed High School operates 1 public schools serving 377 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 $14,374 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 39.5% local, 39.4% state, and 21.1% 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 43/100, ranked #112 of 175 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 198.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.2% African American, 39.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sarah Towles Reed High School, enrolling 397 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sarah Towles Reed High School accounts for 100.0% of all Sarah Towles Reed High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sarah Towles Reed High School a distant remainder — means Sarah Towles Reed High School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Sarah Towles Reed High School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.0% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Sarah Towles Reed High School student-counselor ratio is 199:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Sarah Towles Reed High School chronic absenteeism rate is 35.0% — 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 Sarah Towles Reed 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 Sarah Towles Reed High School?
Sarah Towles Reed High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 377 students.
How much does Sarah Towles Reed High School spend per student?
Sarah Towles Reed High School spends $14,374 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #112 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Sarah Towles Reed High School?
Sarah Towles Reed High School students are 54.2% African American, 39.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Asian, 1.0% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sarah Towles Reed High School?
Sarah Towles Reed High School has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #112 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.