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New Orleans, Louisiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 9/100 ranks The Willow School #174 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,395 per pupil, The Willow School ranks #176 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
The Willow School operates 1 public schools serving 1,954 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 $11,395 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 57.9% local, 31.8% state, and 10.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 9/100, ranked #174 of 175 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 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 741.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 6.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.1% White, 22.5% African American, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is The Willow School, enrolling 2,225 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
The Willow School accounts for 100.0% of all The Willow School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Willow School a distant remainder — means The Willow 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.
The Willow School student-counselor ratio is 742:1 — 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.
The Willow School chronic absenteeism rate is 6.7% — 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.
The Willow School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,954 students.
How much does The Willow School spend per student?
The Willow School spends $11,395 per student. The district has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #174 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of The Willow School?
The Willow School students are 56.1% White, 22.5% African American, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for The Willow School?
The Willow School has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #174 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.