Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School

As a moderately sized elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School serves 596 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School. That puts it 32% bigger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Operationally, Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School answers to Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School shows that 78% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 17% Hispanic. By comparison, Orleans Parish as a whole is about 55% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Orleans Parish put median household income runs about $56,631, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orleans Parish's 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students), Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site. Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.