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Lake Charles Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Calcasieu Parish School District details

Calcasieu Parish School District
3310 Broad Street
Lake Charles, LA 70615

27,334 Students enrolled in District

58 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Calcasieu Parish School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Louisiana

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.7% of all LA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
38%
46%
43%
36%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
A. Nelson Elementary School
1001 Country Club Road
Lake Charles, LA, 70605
PK-05
Alfred M. Barbe High School
2200 West Mc Neese
Lake Charles, LA, 70605
09-12
Barbe Elementary School
400 Penn Street
Lake Charles, LA, 70601
PK-05
Bell City High School
7161 Highway 14 East
Bell City, LA, 70630
PK-12
Brentwood Elementary School
3825 Brentwood Avenue
Lake Charles, LA, 70607
PK-05
College Oaks Elementary School
3618 Ernest Street
Lake Charles, LA, 70605
PK-05
Combre-Fondel Elementary School
2115 Fitzenrieter Rd.
Lake Charles, LA, 70601
KG-05
Cypress Cove Elementary School
700 Currie Drive
Sulphur, LA, 70665
PK-05
Dequincy Elementary School
1605 West Fourth Street
De Quincy, LA, 70633
03-05
Dequincy High School
207 N Overton
De Quincy, LA, 70633
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 60.9% 44.7%
Black 29.6% 43.2%
Hispanic 7.3% 9.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.4% 47.3%
Free lunch eligible 33.4% 45.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,446 $234,132,024 50.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $918 $28,865,592 6.2%
Staff $807 $25,375,308 5.4%
General Administration $193 $6,068,692 1.3%
School Administration $784 $24,652,096 5.3%
Operation $1,269 $39,902,436 8.5%
Transportation $560 $17,608,640 3.8%
Other $329 $10,345,076 2.2%
Total Support $4,859 $152,786,396 32.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,541 $79,899,204 17.1%
Total Expenditures $14,846 $466,817,624 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,871 $4,677,783,145 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $791 $538,160,451 5.6%
Staff $658 $447,621,352 4.7%
General Administration $333 $226,816,868 2.4%
School Administration $821 $558,837,970 5.9%
Operation $1,159 $789,211,977 8.3%
Transportation $679 $462,251,240 4.8%
Other $348 $236,928,457 2.5%
Total Support $4,788 $3,259,742,853 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,356 $1,604,033,499 16.8%
Total Expenditures $14,016 $9,541,620,339 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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