Original Research by School Decision on The Net Charter High School
The NET Charter High School in Orleans Parish operates as a single-school district serving grades 8 through 12. Its enrollment is small, and the student body is composed predominantly of Black students, with a smaller share of Hispanic students and a small number of white, American Indian, and Asian students. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals and the share of students with disabilities or who are English learners was not available.
The NET Charter High School is a single school; the state does not report state assessment data for it, and a graduation rate is not available in the data provided. Parents should note that the absence of these metrics for a small high school can stem from the nature of the setting; this is not itself a verdict on performance, but it means a family cannot use these standard measures to compare this school to others. The data that is available gives a different picture. The school’s chronic absenteeism rate is high, placing it in the bottom quartile among Orleans Parish’s districts, where the median rate is much lower and the lowest rate is very low. Per-pupil current spending comes in below the midpoint, in the lower range among the parish’s districts.
Because the entity is a single school, and a charter school, the peer environment is defined by its own enrollment. The school serves a small group of students, and the data on discipline, course access, and staffing are not available. Parents considering this school may want to contact the school directly to ask about course offerings, student support services, and the programs in place to address attendance, given the elevated chronic absenteeism rate. The school’s website and district profile provide the basic name and location; beyond that, the information provided does not include a town, a street address, or any narrative about the surrounding community. A search for recent district-level changes turned up nothing lasting enough to report, so there is no account of recent shifts in policy, leadership, or programming to give a parent context on the school’s trajectory.
For a family looking at high school options in Orleans Parish, this school fits a specific profile: a small, non-traditional charter setting where the standard academic metrics are not publicly reported, attendance is a known challenge, and spending per student is relatively low. A parent with a child who may benefit from a small environment and who is comfortable filling in the gaps by speaking directly with school staff would get the most out of a visit and a conversation. A parent who relies heavily on state test scores and graduation rates as decision-making tools will find those tools absent here.
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