Livingston Collegiate Academy

Livingston Collegiate Academy is a close-knit high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, operated by Livingston Collegiate Academy. The school works with 575 students in grades 9 through 13.

Livingston Collegiate Academy is the operating authority for Livingston Collegiate Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Livingston Collegiate Academy records that the largest single group is Black, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 20% Hispanic. By comparison, Orleans Parish as a whole is about 55% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Livingston Collegiate Academy has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.0:1 average. Roughly 87% of students at Livingston Collegiate Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Orleans Parish (around 75%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, census data for Orleans Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $56,631 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Livingston Collegiate Academy is one of 82 public schools in Orleans Parish (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students).

KIPP Morial is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Livingston Collegiate Academy.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Livingston Collegiate Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Livingston Collegiate Academy's enrollment has ticked up 87% since 2018, when it stood at 308 (now 575). Black enrollment moved from 95% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Livingston Collegiate Academy community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.