Lake Charles
Lake Charles, LA schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map
$2,446 left/mo
3 bd $1,792/mo in Lake Charles. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax.
Public-school students
36,608
NCES 2024-2025
Pupils per teacher
12.4
2,948 teachers
Districts / schools
6 / 76
Public districts and schools
Beds
1
Usual: studio
Childcare
$0
No kids under 5
Left / mo
$2,446
Largest public school districts
6 largest districts in Lake Charles.
- Calcasieu Parish
Lake Charles
- Students
- 27,851
- Schools
- 56
- Pupil–teacher
- 12.1
- Jefferson Davis Parish
Jennings
- Students
- 5,210
- Schools
- 12
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.6
- Cameron Parish
Cameron
- Students
- 1,120
- Schools
- 5
- Pupil–teacher
- 8
- Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.
Lake Charles
- Students
- 951
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 16.3
- Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy
Lake Charles
- Students
- 852
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 15.1
- Lake Charles College Prep
Lake Charles
- Students
- 624
- Schools
- 1
- Pupil–teacher
- 17
NCES 2024–25.
Schools by level
Primary
41
Elementary grades
Middle
12
Middle or junior high
High
15
Secondary grades
Other
8
K–12, ungraded, alternative
76 public schools. NCES 2024–25.
Where the Lake Charles metro sits
Roughly the core of the Lake Charles, LA metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.
Family of four
2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. $286 left/mo. Childcare $1,035. Lake Charles paycheck
NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this
Moving from Lake Charles
Take-home by job in Lake Charles
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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