Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Slidell, Louisiana

Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center in Slidell, Louisiana enrolled 233 students in 2024-25 with 17.8 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

297 students in 2022-23, 319 students in 2023-24, 233 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.2 to 17.8.

Students enrolled at Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 297, 2023-24: 319, 2024-25: 23301002003004002022-232972023-243192024-25233
Students enrolled at Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 297, 2023-24: 319, 2024-25: 23301002003004002022-232972023-243192024-25233
Students enrolled at Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 297, 2023-24: 319, 2024-25: 23301002003004002022-232972023-243192024-25233
Students enrolled at Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 297, 2023-24: 319, 2024-25: 23301002003004002022-232972023-243192024-25233
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329717.217.3
2023-2431921.115.1
2024-2523317.813.1

13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools

Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 13.1; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 13.1; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 13.1; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 13.1; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 166 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center enrolled 166 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 166 of the 166 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent18.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.0% of students were Black, 13.7% White, 9.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black67.0%
  2. White13.7%
  3. Two or more races9.4%
  4. Hispanic7.3%
  5. Asian2.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Slidell

11 public elementary schools in Slidell report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
W.L. Abney Elementary School93613.665.6%
Henry Mayfield Elementary School74912.053.5%
Bonne Ecole Elementary School65112.246.7%
Honey Island Elementary School60713.441.5%
Cypress Cove Elementary School59312.246.2%
Whispering Forest Elementary School45311.148.3%
Florida Avenue Elementary School44010.465.7%
Bayou Woods Elementary School43111.666.6%

All public schools in Slidell →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center

  1. W.L. Abney Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 936 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Glynn H. Brock Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 345 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center with W.L. Abney Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much St. Tammany Parish spends per student$14,823 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,823
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaAbney Elementary Early Childhood Center is the number 603 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#603 of 685
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center?
    233 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 297 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Slidell, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center in?
    St. Tammany Parish, NCES district ID 2201650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220165002317 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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