Christian Acres Alternative School

As a tiny senior high in Tallulah, Louisiana, Christian Acres Alternative School educates 56 students from grades 6 through 12, overseen by Madison Parish. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 711 students each, so Christian Acres Alternative School sits 92% smaller than that benchmark.

Madison Parish runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,133 students. Christian Acres Alternative School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Christian Acres Alternative School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (80%). The remainder is composed of 11% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Christian Acres Alternative School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.6:1. The state averages around 18.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Madison Parish (around 91%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Madison Parish) records that median household income runs about $35,456, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison Parish runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,133 students), of which Christian Acres Alternative School is one.

The closest other public school is Tallulah Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Christian Acres Alternative School.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Christian Acres Alternative School's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 72 (now 56). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 17% to 11%.

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