Ware Youth Center

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Coushatta, Louisiana

Ware Youth Center in Coushatta, Louisiana enrolled 37 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 9.3 students per teacher against the Louisiana median of 11.7. It was not a Title I school 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 20% or less (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 54% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 33%

80 students in 2022-23, 91 students in 2023-24, 37 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.0 to 4.0.

Students enrolled at Ware Youth Center by school year2022-23: 80, 2023-24: 91, 2024-25: 3702550751002022-23802023-24912024-2537
Students enrolled at Ware Youth Center by school year2022-23: 80, 2023-24: 91, 2024-25: 3702550751002022-23802023-24912024-2537
Students enrolled at Ware Youth Center by school year2022-23: 80, 2023-24: 91, 2024-25: 3702550751002022-23802023-24912024-2537
Students enrolled at Ware Youth Center by school year2022-23: 80, 2023-24: 91, 2024-25: 3702550751002022-23802023-24912024-2537
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23803.026.7
2023-24913.228.7
2024-25374.09.3

9.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Louisiana schools of this kind

Among the 101 Louisiana schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; Ware Youth Center 9.3; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWare Youth Center 9.3state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; Ware Youth Center 9.3; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWare Youth Center 9.3state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; Ware Youth Center 9.3; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWare Youth Center 9.3state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; Ware Youth Center 9.3; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWare Youth Center 9.3state median 11.7U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ware Youth Center enrolled 51 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent17.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.7% of students were Black, 13.5% White, 10.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black75.7%
  2. White13.5%
  3. Hispanic10.8%

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

20% or less of the 20 students in Ware Youth Center'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 rate20% or less90‑94%82.6%
Students in the class207050,762

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.

What to look at next about Ware Youth Center

  1. Castor High SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 17 miles away: 417 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
  2. Pleasant Hill High SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 20 miles away: 228 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
  3. Compare Ware Youth Center with Castor High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Red River Parish spends per student$23,766 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,766
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaWare Youth Center is the number 100 by size of 108 Louisiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#100 of 108
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher9.3 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 11.7 for schools of this kind.9.3:1
  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 Ware Youth Center

  1. How many students attend Ware Youth Center?
    37 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 80 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Coushatta, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ware Youth Center?
    9.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for schools of this kind is 11.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ware Youth Center a Title I school?
    Ware Youth Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Ware Youth Center?
    20% or less of the 20 students in Ware Youth Center'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 Ware Youth Center in?
    Red River Parish, NCES district ID 2201320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220132000784 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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