Other / mixed grade configuration · Cankton, LA

Cankton Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Cankton Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220156001174
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👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cankton Elementary School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Louisiana schools.

56
Resource Index · Higher
16.3:1
students per teacher
72.9%
free-lunch eligible
504
students enrolled

Cankton Elementary School has class sizes near the Louisiana median. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

School address

Cankton, LA 70584
District: St. Landry Parish · Louisiana

NCES ID 220156001174 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-61 students YoY

Cankton Elementary School shrank from 569 students in 2022-23 to 508 in 2023-24 (-10.7%).

Teacher FTE added 31.8 → 37.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-61 students YoY 220156001174 · Cankton, LA Other · MID · TRAD

504 enr · 16.3:1 · 72.9% lunch · RII 56

Nearest enrollment peer: Beau Chene High School (767 students)

Cankton Elementary School shrank from 569 students in 2022-23 to 508 in 2023-24 (-10.7%). Teacher FTE added 31.8 → 37.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Louisiana schools → · Find another →

Cankton Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Cankton Elementary School reports 504 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Cankton Elementary School compares

Cankton Elementary School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.3:1 ▼ 3% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 72.9% ▲ 17% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 504 top 39% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.3:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
504
Bigger than 62% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
72.9%
free-lunch eligible - 17% above the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.3:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 49% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 51% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
14.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$14,349
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,812
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 19 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 44.8%
White 36.1%
Hispanic or Latino 14.7%
Two or More 4.4%

Largest group: African American at 44.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.5, Cankton Elementary School is more mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for St. Landry Parish reports $14,349 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Cankton Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Beau Chene High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Opelousas Senior High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Leonville Elementary School Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Eunice High School Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Northwest High School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Cankton Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

St. Landry Parish · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~504 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~16.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Cankton Elementary School

How many students attend Cankton Elementary School?

Cankton Elementary School has 504 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cankton, LA. CCD year-over-year: 569 (2022-23) → 508 (2023-24), down 61.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cankton Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Cankton Elementary School is 16.3:1, which is 3% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Cankton Elementary School?

72.9% of students at Cankton Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cankton Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Cankton Elementary School is African American at 44.8% of enrollment, in Cankton, LA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cankton Elementary School?

Cankton Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in St. Landry Parish?

Besides Cankton Elementary School, St. Landry Parish also operates Beau Chene High School (767 students), Opelousas Senior High School (698 students), and Leonville Elementary School (616 students). See the St. Landry Parish district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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