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Lafayette, Louisiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Willow Charter Academy #170 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,642 per pupil, Willow Charter Academy ranks #182 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Willow Charter Academy operates 1 public schools serving 654 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 Lafayette Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,642 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 45.5% local, 37.0% state, and 17.4% 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 17/100, ranked #170 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.
and 82.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.9% African American, 4.0% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Willow Charter Academy, enrolling 605 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Willow Charter Academy accounts for 92.5% of all Willow Charter Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Willow Charter Academy a distant remainder — means Willow Charter Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Willow Charter Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 95.0% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Willow Charter Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 82.5% — 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.
Willow Charter Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 654 students.
How much does Willow Charter Academy spend per student?
Willow Charter Academy spends $10,642 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #170 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Willow Charter Academy?
Willow Charter Academy students are 90.9% African American, 4.0% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Willow Charter Academy?
Willow Charter Academy has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #170 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.