An equity score of 30/100 ranks Willow Charter Academy #147 of 176 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,323 per pupil, Willow Charter Academy ranks #147 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 $13,323 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 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 30/100, ranked #147 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.
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 largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Willow Charter Academy reports 95.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
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 $13,323 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #147 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 30/100, ranking #147 out of 176 districts in Louisiana.