Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School

Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School operates as a mid-tier all-grades campus in Lake Charles, Louisiana, one of the schools within Calcasieu Parish. Current enrollment sits at students from the surrounding community spanning grade M.

Within Calcasieu Parish, which oversees 56 schools and 27,851 students, Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of school funding signals, Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School runs at roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 52.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Calcasieu Parish) logs that the typical household earns roughly $67,564 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Calcasieu Parish's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,278 students), Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 5-year window. Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School's enrollment has declined 68% since 2018, when it stood at 440 (now 140). Class-load math has tightened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2023.

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