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Grace King High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4301 Grace King Place
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone
(504) 888-7334
District
Jefferson Parish
County
JEFFERSON PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1463
Classroom Teachers
58

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.7% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Grace King High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
40%
20%
44%
15%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
40%
32%
48%
10%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 20 10 0
25
20
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 449 30.7%
Grade 10 414 28.3%
Grade 11 321 21.9%
Grade 12 279 19.1%
Total 1463 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 12.6% 22.0% 43.7%
Black 18.9% 34.3% 42.9%
Hispanic 65.4% 38.6% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 4.7% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.3% 59.7% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 47.3% 58.9% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.8% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 436,171 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,449.7 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.8% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.3% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.8% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 176,165 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 10.3% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.2% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.8% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.4% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.3% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.3% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.2% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,007 $354,746,000 53.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $925 $46,842,000 7.0%
Staff $605 $30,623,000 4.6%
General Administration $574 $29,051,000 4.4%
School Administration $831 $42,047,000 6.3%
Operation $1,126 $57,027,000 8.6%
Transportation $505 $25,559,000 3.8%
Other $404 $20,463,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,970 $251,612,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,167 $59,061,000 8.9%
Total Expenditures $13,143 $665,419,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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