Living School

As a minimally staffed secondary school in New Orleans, Louisiana, Living School serves 193 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Living School Inc.. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 711 students each, so Living School sits 73% leaner than that benchmark.

Living School is a school of Living School Inc., the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Living School reports that 64% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 34% Hispanic. By comparison, Orleans Parish as a whole is about 55% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting Living School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, census data for Orleans Parish shows median household earnings sit near $56,631, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Living School is one of 82 public schools in Orleans Parish (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students).

The closest other public school is Lake Forest Elementary Charter School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. As a public charter, Living School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.