Donaldsonville Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Donaldsonville Primary School in Donaldsonville, Louisiana enrolled 371 students in 2024-25 with 32.1 full-time teachers, 11.6 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 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%
432 students in 2022-23, 383 students in 2023-24, 371 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.6 to 32.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 432 | 41.6 | 10.4 |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 36.5 | 10.5 |
| 2024-25 | 371 | 32.1 | 11.6 |
11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 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.
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 458 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Donaldsonville Primary School enrolled 458 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 458 of the 458 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent15.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.2% of students were Black, 7.5% Hispanic, 1.6% White in 2024-25.
- Black89.2%
- Hispanic7.5%
- White1.6%
- Two or more races1.6%
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 Donaldsonville
2 public elementary schools in Donaldsonville report 2024-25 enrollment; Donaldsonville Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldsonville Primary School | 371 | 11.6 | 86.3% |
| Lowery Elementary School | 307 | 10.0 | 88.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Donaldsonville Primary School
- Lowery Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 307 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Belle Rose Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.9 miles away: 155 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
- Compare Donaldsonville Primary School with Lowery Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ascension Parish spends per student$14,108 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,108
- The largest public schools in LouisianaDonaldsonville Primary School is the number 430 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#430 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.11.6:1
- 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 Donaldsonville Primary School
How many students attend Donaldsonville Primary School?
371 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 432 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Donaldsonville, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Donaldsonville Primary School?
11.6 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.Is Donaldsonville Primary School a Title I school?
Donaldsonville Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Donaldsonville Primary School in?
Ascension Parish, NCES district ID 2200090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220009000035 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.