JS Clark Leadership Academy

Among the schools in Opelousas, Louisiana, is JS Clark Leadership Academy, a low-enrollment combined-grade school. The latest federal count shows 434 students in kindergarten through 12.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

About 98% of the student body at JS Clark Leadership Academy is Black. That compares with about 40% Black among all St. Landry Parish residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

At JS Clark Leadership Academy, 31 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.0:1. That is lower than the 52.1:1 average for combined schools in Louisiana. Roughly 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 80% average for public schools in St. Landry Parish is 10 points.

Among St. Landry Parish residents, the median household income is $44,462, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. JS Clark Leadership Academy is one of 37 public schools in the county.

The shortest distance from JS Clark Leadership Academy to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Grolee Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

Reported enrollment: 260 (2020-21) and 434 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.6:1 in 2020-21, and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.

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