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Lacassine High School

Federal NCES profile for Lacassine High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220081000570
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👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
41
📋 Attendance
93
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lacassine High School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median.

60
Resource Index · Higher
15.9:1
students per teacher
51.2%
free-lunch eligible
587
students enrolled

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

School address

Lacassine, LA 70650
District: Jefferson Davis Parish · Louisiana

NCES ID 220081000570 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-19 students YoY

Lacassine High School held near 637 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-19 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 37.2 → 40.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-19 students YoY 220081000570 · Lacassine, LA Other · MID · TRAD

587 enr · 15.9:1 · 51.2% lunch · RII 60

Nearest enrollment peer: Jennings Elementary School (976 students)

Lacassine High School held near 637 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-19 headcount). Teacher FTE added 37.2 → 40.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Louisiana schools → · Find another →

Lacassine High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Lacassine High School reports 587 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Lacassine High School compares

Lacassine High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.9:1 ▼ 5% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 51.2% ▼ 18% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 587 top 28% - -

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

15.9:1
Leaner classes than 39% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
587
Bigger than 71% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
51.2%
free-lunch eligible - 18% 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
15.9:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 45% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 55% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
2.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$14,082
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,812
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 294 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
59
in-school suspensions + 55 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 19.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 81.3%
African American 7.2%
Two or More 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3%
Asian 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 81.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.8, Lacassine High School is less mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Jefferson Davis Parish reports $14,082 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Lacassine High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Jennings Elementary School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Jennings High School Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hathaway High School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Welsh Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Lake Arthur Elementary School Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Jefferson Davis Parish · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~587 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~15.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Lacassine High School

How many students attend Lacassine High School?

Lacassine High School has 587 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lacassine, LA. CCD year-over-year: 656 (2022-23) → 637 (2023-24), nearly flat (-19).

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

The student-teacher ratio at Lacassine High School is 15.9:1, which is 5% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 1% higher 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 Lacassine High School?

51.2% of students at Lacassine High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

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

The largest demographic group at Lacassine High School is White at 81.3% of enrollment, in Lacassine, LA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lacassine High School?

Lacassine High School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Jefferson Davis Parish?

Besides Lacassine High School, Jefferson Davis Parish also operates Jennings Elementary School (976 students), Jennings High School (775 students), and Hathaway High School (566 students). See the Jefferson Davis Parish district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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