Hackberry High School vs Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children

How do these schools compare?

Metric Hackberry High School Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children
Location Hackberry, LA Sulphur, LA
School Type regular special-ed
Grade Level other other
Enrollment 218 19
Student:Teacher Ratio 7.4:1 5.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 40.8% 84.2%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Hackberry High School Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $27,631 $17,724
District Cameron Parish Calcasieu Parish

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Hackberry High School Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children
White 96.8% 26.3%
African American 0.5% 73.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.5% 0.0%
Asian 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 2.3% 0.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Hackberry High School Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children
AP Courses Offered 1 -
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 196:1 -
Chronic Absenteeism 20.8% -
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 3 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.