Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children
Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Sulphur, Louisiana
Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children in Sulphur, Louisiana enrolled 19 students in 2024-25 with 3.5 full-time teachers, 5.4 students per teacher against the Louisiana median of 11.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 27% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%
26 students in 2022-23, 20 students in 2023-24, 19 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.0 to 3.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 26 | 3.0 | 8.7 |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
| 2024-25 | 19 | 3.5 | 5.4 |
5.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Louisiana schools of this kind
Among the 101 Louisiana schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children enrolled 1 student and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
73.7% of students were Black, 26.3% White in 2024-25.
- Black73.7%
- White26.3%
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.
What to look at next about Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children
- Starks High SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 17 miles away: 284 students, 7.8 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Hackberry High SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 18 miles away: 218 students, 7.4 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Compare Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children with Starks High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Calcasieu Parish spends per student$17,724 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,724
- The largest public schools in LouisianaJake Drost School for Exceptional Children is the number 106 by size of 108 Louisiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#106 of 108
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher5.4 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 11.7 for schools of this kind.5.4:1
- 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 Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children
How many students attend Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children?
19 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 26 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Sulphur, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children?
5.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for schools of this kind is 11.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children a Title I school?
Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Jake Drost School for Exceptional Children in?
Calcasieu Parish, NCES district ID 2200330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220033000220 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.