Other / mixed grade configuration · Hornbeck, LA

Hornbeck High School

Federal NCES profile for Hornbeck High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220183001409
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
39
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
33
📋 Attendance
69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hornbeck High School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Louisiana schools.

53
Resource Index · Higher
15.2:1
students per teacher
52.7%
free-lunch eligible
335
students enrolled

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

School address

Enrollment

335

Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.2:1

vs 16.8:1 Louisiana avg

-10% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

52.7%

vs 62.5% Louisiana avg

-16% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Hornbeck High School compares with Louisiana and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Hornbeck High School

Hornbeck High School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Hornbeck, Louisiana, enrolling 335 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 15.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Louisiana schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 52.7% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 335 puts it in the smaller third of Louisiana schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,330 scored Louisiana schools.

Against 249 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #120.

Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 10/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 335 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

12.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 27.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Vernon Parish also operates Rosepine Elementary School (856 students) and Leesville High School (748 students) alongside Hornbeck High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Hornbeck High School compares

Hornbeck High School on the metrics families compare, against Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.2:1 ▼ 10% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 52.7% ▼ 16% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 335 top 67% - -

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

15.2:1
Leaner classes than 45% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
335
Bigger than 37% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
52.7%
free-lunch eligible - 16% below the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15.2:1
students per teacher - 10% below state mean
Top 38% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 62% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
12.5%
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
$14,058
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,376
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 335 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
21
in-school suspensions + 36 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 94.6%
Two or More 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino 2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 94.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.4, Hornbeck High School is less mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Vernon Parish, which includes Hornbeck High School.

$14,058
Per student
-14%
vs Louisiana
Avg $16,376
-15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.4%
State 44.6%
Federal 27.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Hornbeck High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Rosepine Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Leesville High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Parkway Elementary School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
West Leesville Elementary School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Rosepine High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Vernon Parish · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Louisiana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Hornbeck High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Hornbeck High School

How many students attend Hornbeck High School?

Hornbeck High School has 335 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hornbeck, LA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hornbeck High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Hornbeck High School is 15.2:1, which is 10% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 3% lower 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 Hornbeck High School?

52.7% of students at Hornbeck High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hornbeck High School?

The largest demographic group at Hornbeck High School is White at 94.6% of enrollment, in Hornbeck, LA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hornbeck High School?

Hornbeck High School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Hornbeck High School a good school?

Hornbeck High School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Louisiana schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Vernon Parish?

Besides Hornbeck High School, Vernon Parish also operates Rosepine Elementary School (856 students), Leesville High School (748 students), and Parkway Elementary School (675 students). See the Vernon Parish district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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

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