Edna Karr High School

Located at 4400 General Meyer Ave, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Edna Karr High School is an expansive four-year high school that works with 1,097 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Edna Karr High School. Compared to the state average of about 711 students per school, that is 54% larger than typical.

Edna Karr High School is a school of Edna Karr High School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Edna Karr High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (88%). The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 3% Native American, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Edna Karr High School shows 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Edna Karr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Orleans Parish) reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,631 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Orleans Parish's 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students), Edna Karr High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dorothy Height Charter School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Edna Karr High School operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Edna Karr High School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edna Karr High School has stayed largely flat, going from 1,109 students in 2018 to 1,097 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 97% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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