High school (grades 9-12) · New Orleans, LA

Warren Easton Charter High School

Federal NCES profile for Warren Easton Charter High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 220031602481Charter school
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Warren Easton Charter High School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median. It is also one of the largest schools in Louisiana.

#7 of 21
high schools in New Orleans · Resource Index
43
Resource Index · Typical
16.5:1
students per teacher
46.0%
free-lunch eligible

Warren Easton Charter High School has class sizes near the Louisiana median. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Warren Easton Charter High School ranks #7 of 21 high schools in New Orleans, LA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+40 students YoY

Warren Easton Charter High School held near 1,152 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+40 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 69.0 → 73.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+40 students YoY 220031602481 · New Orleans, LA High · MID · CHARTER

1,138 enr · 16.5:1 · 46.0% lunch · RII 43

Nearest enrollment peer: Western Alamance High (1,138 students)

Warren Easton Charter High School held near 1,152 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+40 headcount). Teacher FTE added 69.0 → 73.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Louisiana schools → · Find another →

How Warren Easton Charter High School compares

Warren Easton Charter High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.5:1 ▼ 2% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 46.0% ▼ 26% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,138 top 5% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.5:1
Leaner classes than 34% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,138
Bigger than 93% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
46.0%
free-lunch eligible - 26% below the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.5:1
students per teacher - 2% below state mean
Top 51% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 49% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$16,567
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,812
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 379 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 135 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 21 expulsions.

Student demographics

African American 95.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.9%
White 0.2%
Asian 0.2%
Two or More 0.1%

Largest group: African American at 95.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 8.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 8.3, Warren Easton Charter High School is less mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 6
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Warren Easton Charter Foundation Inc. reports $16,567 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in New Orleans

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Warren Easton Charter High School

How many students attend Warren Easton Charter High School?

Warren Easton Charter High School has 1,138 students enrolled. It is a high school in New Orleans, LA. CCD year-over-year: 1,112 (2022-23) → 1,152 (2023-24), nearly flat (+40).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Warren Easton Charter High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Warren Easton Charter High School is 16.5:1, which is 2% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 5% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Warren Easton Charter High School?

46.0% of students at Warren Easton Charter High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Warren Easton Charter High School?

The largest demographic group at Warren Easton Charter High School is African American at 95.7% of enrollment, in New Orleans, LA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Warren Easton Charter High School?

Warren Easton Charter High School has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Warren Easton Charter High School rank among high schools in New Orleans?

By Resource Investment Index, Warren Easton Charter High School ranks #7 of 21 high schools in New Orleans, LA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in New Orleans on the city page.

What other schools are in Warren Easton Charter Foundation Inc.?

None; Warren Easton Charter Foundation Inc. is a single-school charter district, and Warren Easton Charter High School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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