JCFA Lafayette

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Lafayette, Louisiana

JCFA Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana enrolled 56 students in 2024-25 with 3.0 full-time teachers, 18.7 students per teacher against the Louisiana high-school median of 14.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Louisiana: 82.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 38% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 50%

90 students in 2022-23, 82 students in 2023-24, 56 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.0 to 3.0.

Students enrolled at JCFA Lafayette by school year2022-23: 90, 2023-24: 82, 2024-25: 5602550751002022-23902023-24822024-2556
Students enrolled at JCFA Lafayette by school year2022-23: 90, 2023-24: 82, 2024-25: 5602550751002022-23902023-24822024-2556
Students enrolled at JCFA Lafayette by school year2022-23: 90, 2023-24: 82, 2024-25: 5602550751002022-23902023-24822024-2556
Students enrolled at JCFA Lafayette by school year2022-23: 90, 2023-24: 82, 2024-25: 5602550751002022-23902023-24822024-2556
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23902.045.0
2023-24823.027.3
2024-25563.018.7

18.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Louisiana high schools

Among the 263 Louisiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; JCFA Lafayette 18.7; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJCFA Lafayette 18.7state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; JCFA Lafayette 18.7; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJCFA Lafayette 18.7state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; JCFA Lafayette 18.7; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJCFA Lafayette 18.7state median 14.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Louisiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 37.7; JCFA Lafayette 18.7; state median 14.2.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJCFA Lafayette 18.7state median 14.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 67 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection JCFA Lafayette enrolled 63 students and had 0.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.9, one per 67 of the 63 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent81.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.7% of students were Black, 35.7% White, 1.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black60.7%
  2. White35.7%
  3. Hispanic1.8%
  4. Asian1.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 12 students in JCFA Lafayette's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtLouisiana
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%under 50%82.6%
Students in the class121250,762

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Lafayette

9 public high schools in Lafayette report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lafayette High School1,72023.141.5%
Acadiana High School1,65221.950.1%
David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy1,36221.132.7%
Carencro High School1,11617.864.4%
O. Comeaux High School87316.050.3%
Northside High School71315.684.2%
Early College Academy25737.722.2%
Edward J Sam Accelerated School of Lafayette8413.066.7%

All public schools in Lafayette →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about JCFA Lafayette

  1. Early College AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 257 students, 37.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Lafayette High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 1,720 students, 23.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare JCFA Lafayette with Early College AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much JCFA Lafayette spends per student$10,522 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,522
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaJCFA Lafayette is the number 261 by size of 265 Louisiana high schools open in 2024-25.#261 of 265
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher18.7 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 14.2 for high schools.18.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about JCFA Lafayette

  1. How many students attend JCFA Lafayette?
    56 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 90 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lafayette, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at JCFA Lafayette?
    18.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for high schools is 14.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is JCFA Lafayette a Title I school?
    JCFA Lafayette ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at JCFA Lafayette?
    under 50% of the 12 students in JCFA Lafayette's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is JCFA Lafayette in?
    JCFA Lafayette, NCES district ID 2200301. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220030102445 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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