G W Carver High School

G W Carver High School is a mid-sized high school for students in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is open to students in grades 9 through 13 and enrolls 771 students.

G W Carver High School is run by G W Carver Collegiate Academy.

Black students are 88% of those enrolled at G W Carver High School. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic. In Orleans Parish overall, about 55% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 55 full-time-equivalent teachers at G W Carver High School, giving a ratio of 14.0:1. High schools in Louisiana have an average ratio of 18.0:1. By family income, 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Orleans Parish average 75%.

American Community Survey estimates for Orleans Parish show that the median household earns about $56,631 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Across Orleans Parish, 82 public schools serve about 48,238 students.

The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

Enrollment was 771 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 800. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.0:1 in 2020-21 to 14.0:1 in 2024-25.

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