Lake Charles Information

Relocation, travel info, sports, demographic data, and general statistics about the city of Lake Charles, LA

General Lake Charles Information

State: Louisiana

County: Calcasieu Parish

Close cities: Westlake, LA, Prien, LA, Bell City, LA, Carlyss, LA, Moss Bluff, LA, Ragley, LA, Killona, LA, Lake Charles, LA, Sulphur, LA, Iowa, LA

Lake Charles Population (census data)

Total	70,270 (-2.9% since 2000)
Male	33,468 (47.6%)
Female	36,802 (52.4%)

Population Density: 1,750 people per sq. mile

Cost of Living Index: 83.1 (US Avg is 100)

Lake Charles Elevation: 20 feet above sea level

Incorporated in 1861

Land Area: 40.2 square miles

Median Household Income: $33,690

Zip Codes: 70629, 70609, 70601, 70611, 70606, 70616, 70615, 70612, 70602, 70607, and 70605.

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Lake Charles School Information

High Schools

Alfred M. Barbe High School (2200 West McNeese Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70605 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Grand Lake High School (1039 Highway 384 Grand Lake, Lake Charles, LA, 70607 - Cameron Parish School Board District)
Lagrange High School (3420 Louisiana Avenue, Lake Charles, LA, 70605 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Lake Charles/Boston High School (1509 Enterprise Boulevard, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Sam Houston High School (880 South H Jones Parkway, Lake Charles, LA, 70611 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Washington/Marion Magnet High School (2802 Pineview Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)

Middle Schools

F. K. White Middle School (1000 East McNeese Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70607 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Moss Bluff Middle School (1104 Recreation Boulevard, Lake Charles, LA, 70611 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Oak Park Middle School (2200 Oak Park Boulevard, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School (2300 Medora Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Reynaud Middle School (745 South Shattuck Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
S. J. Welsh Middle School (1500 West McNeese Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70605 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)

Elementary Schools

A. A. Nelson Elementary School (1001 Country Club Road, Lake Charles, LA, 70605 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Barbe Elementary School (400 Penn Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Brentwood Elementary School (3825 Brentwood Avenue, Lake Charles, LA, 70607 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
College Oaks Elementary School (3618 Ernest Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70605 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Dolby Elementary School (817 Jefferson Drive, Lake Charles, LA, 70605 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Doretha A. Combre Elementary School (2903 Opelousas Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Fairview Elementary School (3955 Gerstner Memorial Drive, Lake Charles, LA, 70607 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Gillis Elementary School (916 Topsy Road, Lake Charles, LA, 70611 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Henry Heights Elementary School (3600 Louisiana Avenue, Lake Charles, LA, 70607 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Jessie D. Clifton Elementary School (100 North Prater Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
John F. Kennedy Elementary School (2001 Russell Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70615 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
John J. Johnson Ii, Elementary School (1618 Mill Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Lebleu Settlement Elementary School (6509 Highway 3059, Lake Charles, LA, 70615 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
M. J. Kaufman Elementary School (301 Tekel Road, Lake Charles, LA, 70607 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Moss Bluff Elementary School (215 School Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70611 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Oak Park Elementary School (2001 18th Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Pearl Watson Elementary School (1300 5th Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Prien Lake Elementary School (3741 Nelson Road, Lake Charles, LA, 70605 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School (1400 Opelousas Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
St. John Elementary School (5282 Weaver Road, Lake Charles, LA, 70605 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
T. H. Watkins Elementary School (2501 Seventh Avenue, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School (2711 Common Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)

Other/Private Schools

Calcasieu Career Center (2903 Opelousas Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70615 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)
Wonderland Of Play Head Start (2200 Elder Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601 - Calcasieu Parish School Board District)