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East Ascension High School

612 E Worthy Street

Tel: (225)391-6100

East Ascension High School serves 1,819 students in grades 8-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the LA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian and Asian), which is more than the state average of 55%.
East Ascension High School operates within the Ascension Parish School District.
Ascension Parish School District's 75% graduation rate is higher than the LA state average of 67%.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has decreased from 17:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.60 is more than the state average of 0.35. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(LA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	16:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	n/a	2%

Hispanic	n/a	6%

Black	n/a	44%

White	n/a	45%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.60	0.35

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	46%	58%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	6%	6%

Ascension Parish School District's student population of 21,602 students has grown by 5% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 75% has decreased from 95% over five years.
The revenue/student of $12,158 in this district is less than the state average of $15,711. The district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,345 is less than the state average of $15,475. The district spending/student has declined by 7% over four years.

School District Name	Ascension Parish School District
Number of Schools Managed	27	4
Number of Students Managed	21,602	1,685

Graduation Rate	75%	67%

District Total Revenue	$260 MM	$27 MM

District Spending	$242 MM	$26 MM

District Revenue / Student	$12,158	$15,711

District Spending / Student	$11,345	$15,475

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