The NET Charter High School

The NET Charter High School is one of the micro-enrollment secondary schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of The NET Charter High School, with 213 students on its rolls from grades 8 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 711 students per school, that is 70% leaner than typical.

The NET Charter High School is the operating authority for The NET Charter High School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, The NET Charter High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (82%); the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 6% White. By comparison, Orleans Parish as a whole is about 55% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 31.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.0:1, putting The NET Charter High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at The NET Charter High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Orleans Parish put the typical household earns roughly $56,631 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Orleans Parish's 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students), The NET Charter High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: International School of Louisiana, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site. As a public charter, The NET Charter High School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The NET Charter High School has edged up 58%, going from 135 students in 2018 to 213 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 90% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 31.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.