Lee Head Start

Lee Head Start is one of the middle-of-the-pack all-grades campuss in Alexandria, Louisiana, run under Rapides Parish, with students from the surrounding community on its rolls from grade M.

Within Rapides Parish, which oversees 43 schools and 21,340 students, Lee Head Start is one campus in the system.

In terms of school funding signals, Class-load math at Lee Head Start comes out to about 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 52.1:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Rapides Parish shows median household income runs about $54,967, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Rapides Parish runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,481 students), of which Lee Head Start is one.

The closest other public school is Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.