JS Clark Leadership Academy vs Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy

How do these schools compare?

Metric JS Clark Leadership Academy Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy
Location Opelousas, LA Lafayette, LA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level other other
Enrollment 434 2,177
Student:Teacher Ratio 14:1 20.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 90.1% 72.9%
Charter School Yes Yes
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric JS Clark Leadership Academy Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $16,136 $11,850
District JS Clark Leadership Academy Lafayette Charter Foundation

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group JS Clark Leadership Academy Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy
White 0.7% 21.0%
African American 98.4% 69.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.5% 3.5%
Asian 0.0% 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 0.5% 4.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric JS Clark Leadership Academy Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 280:1 1118:1
Chronic Absenteeism 9.0% 5.8%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 3
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.