D'Arbonne Woods Charter School

D'Arbonne Woods Charter School is an expansive unified-grade school in Farmerville, Louisiana, one of the schools within D'Arbonne Woods Charter School. The school educates 993 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 88% larger than the state mean of about 527.

D'Arbonne Woods Charter School is the operating authority for D'Arbonne Woods Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, D'Arbonne Woods Charter School records that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 52.1:1 average. Roughly 59% of students at D'Arbonne Woods Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Union Parish (around 68%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, D'Arbonne Woods Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

Around the school, census data for Union Parish shows median household income runs about $42,885, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. D'Arbonne Woods Charter School is one of 5 public schools in Union Parish (combined enrollment of about 2,753 students).

Nearest neighbor: Union Parish High School, around 4.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), D'Arbonne Woods Charter School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting. As a public charter, D'Arbonne Woods Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. D'Arbonne Woods Charter School's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 966 (now 993). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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