Young Audiences Charter High School

Set in Gretna, Louisiana, Young Audiences Charter High School is a moderately sized 9-12 campus, part of Jefferson Parish. It teaches 643 students across grades 9 through 12.

Young Audiences Charter High School is one of 74 schools operated by Jefferson Parish, a district that instructs 46,790 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Young Audiences Charter High School lists that Black students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder looks like 18% Hispanic, 13% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Young Audiences Charter High School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.3:1. The state averages around 18.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson Parish (around 68%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Jefferson Parish) reports that median household income runs about $65,252, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Young Audiences Charter High School is one of 86 public schools in Jefferson Parish (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students).

Young Audiences Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting. As a public charter, Young Audiences Charter High School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.