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Edna Karr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. The school has 1,134 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Edna Karr High School school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Edna Karr High School enrolls 1,134 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 52.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,017 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 39 | 3.4% |
| White | 12 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 10 | <1% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
845 of the school's 1,134 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 703 qualify for free lunch and 142 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Edna Karr High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-20, state senate district 7, state house district 102.
Edna Karr High School is one of 1 schools in Edna Karr High School, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The district serves 1,097 students district-wide and employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,134 students, Edna Karr High School is close to the district average of about 1,097 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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