Jena Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Jena, Louisiana
Jena Elementary School in Jena, Louisiana enrolled 381 students in 2024-25 with 25.9 full-time teachers, 14.7 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
399 students in 2022-23, 392 students in 2023-24, 381 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 25.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 399 | 24.0 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 24.9 | 15.7 |
| 2024-25 | 381 | 25.9 | 14.7 |
14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jena Elementary School enrolled 395 students 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 absent20.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.9% of students were White, 12.3% Black, 7.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White76.9%
- Black12.3%
- Two or more races7.1%
- Hispanic1.6%
- Asian1.0%
- American Indian1.0%
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 Jena
3 public elementary schools in Jena report 2024-25 enrollment; Jena Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jena Elementary School | 381 | 14.7 | 49.6% |
| Goodpine Middle School | 279 | 11.6 | 54.5% |
| Nebo Elementary School | 135 | 10.7 | 49.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Jena Elementary School
- Goodpine Middle SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 279 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Fellowship Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.8 miles away: 209 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
- Compare Jena Elementary School with Goodpine Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much LaSalle Parish spends per student$14,062 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,062
- The largest public schools in LouisianaJena Elementary School is the number 415 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#415 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.14.7:1
- 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 Jena Elementary School
How many students attend Jena Elementary School?
381 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 399 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jena, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jena Elementary School?
14.7 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 Jena Elementary School a Title I school?
Jena Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Jena Elementary School in?
LaSalle Parish, NCES district ID 2200960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220096000731 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.