An equity score of 40/100 ranks Southern University Lab School #118 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $6,788 per pupil, Southern University Lab School ranks #187 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
836
Total Enrollment
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$6,788
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Southern University Lab School operates 2 public schools serving 836 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 $6,788 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 21.6% local, 68.2% state, and 10.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 40/100, ranked #118 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 388.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.7% African American, 18.0% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Southern University Lab School accounts for 57.2% of all Southern University Lab School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southern University Lab School a distant remainder — means Southern University Lab School-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.
Southern University Lab School reports 55.2% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Southern University Lab School student-counselor ratio is 389:1 — 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.
Southern University Lab School chronic absenteeism rate is 7.5% — 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 Southern University Lab 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 Southern University Lab School?
Southern University Lab School has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 836 students.
How much does Southern University Lab School spend per student?
Southern University Lab School spends $6,788 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #118 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Southern University Lab School?
Southern University Lab School students are 74.7% African American, 18.0% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southern University Lab School?
Southern University Lab School has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #118 out of 176 districts in Louisiana.