Lafayette Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Oxford, Mississippi
Lafayette Elementary School in Oxford, Mississippi enrolled 776 students in 2024-25 with 50.0 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take 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 rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%
734 students in 2022-23, 778 students in 2023-24, 776 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 62.4 to 50.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 734 | 62.4 | 11.8 |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 65.4 | 11.9 |
| 2024-25 | 776 | 50.0 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; 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 692 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lafayette Elementary School enrolled 692 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 692 of the 692 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions25
- Chronically absent17.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.8% of students were White, 18.0% Black, 4.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White71.8%
- Black18.0%
- Hispanic4.9%
- Two or more races4.6%
- Asian0.6%
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 Oxford
3 public elementary schools in Oxford report 2024-25 enrollment; Lafayette Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Upper Elementary School | 803 | 13.9 | 42.2% |
| Lafayette Elementary School | 776 | 15.5 | 41.0% |
| Della Davidson Elementary | 704 | 12.7 | 39.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lafayette Elementary School
- Lafayette Upper Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 803 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Della Davidson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 704 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Lafayette Elementary School with Lafayette Upper Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lafayette County School District spends per student$11,135 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,135
- The largest public schools in MississippiLafayette Elementary School is the number 37 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#37 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.15.5:1
- 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 Lafayette Elementary School
How many students attend Lafayette Elementary School?
776 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 734 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Oxford, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette Elementary School?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lafayette Elementary School a Title I school?
Lafayette Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Lafayette Elementary School in?
Lafayette County School District, NCES district ID 2802370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280237000462 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.