Phillis Wheatley Community School

Phillis Wheatley Community School is one of the sprawling elementary schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the schools within Phillis Wheatley Community School, with 777 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 72% larger than typical.

Phillis Wheatley Community School is a school of Phillis Wheatley Community School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Phillis Wheatley Community School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 70% of enrollment; the rest looks like 27% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Phillis Wheatley Community School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Orleans Parish runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Orleans Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,631 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Phillis Wheatley Community School is one of 82 public schools in Orleans Parish (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students).

The closest other public school is Bricolage Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Phillis Wheatley Community School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Phillis Wheatley Community School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 785 (now 777). Black enrollment moved from 88% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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