John F. Kennedy Elementary School

Located at 2001 Russell Street, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, John F. Kennedy Elementary School is a reasonably sized all-grades campus that educates students from the surrounding community (grade M), part of Calcasieu Parish.

John F. Kennedy Elementary School is one of 56 schools operated by Calcasieu Parish, a district that instructs 27,851 students overall.

In terms of school funding signals, Class-load math at John F. Kennedy Elementary School comes out to about 9.9:1. The state averages around 52.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Calcasieu Parish shows median household income runs about $67,564, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. John F. Kennedy Elementary School is one of 61 public schools in Calcasieu Parish (combined enrollment of about 30,278 students).

Nearest neighbor: T. H. Watkins Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 5-year window. Looking back 5 years, enrollment at John F. Kennedy Elementary School has decreased 64%, going from 173 students in 2018 to 63 in 2023. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 95% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

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