Downsville Community Charter School

As a middle-of-the-pack unified-grade school in Downsville, Louisiana, Downsville Community Charter School caters to 470 students from grades pre-K through 12, run under Union Parish.

Union Parish runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,555 students. Downsville Community Charter School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Downsville Community Charter School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Union Parish as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Downsville Community Charter School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages around 52.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 61% of students at Downsville Community Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Downsville Community Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.5%; this one delivers 29.7%.

In the broader community, Union Parish reports that median household income runs about $42,885, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Union Parish runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,753 students), of which Downsville Community Charter School is one.

D'Arbonne Woods Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Downsville Community Charter School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. Downsville Community Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Downsville Community Charter School's enrollment has climbed 13% since 2018, when it stood at 415 (now 470). White enrollment moved from 94% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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