Other / mixed grade configuration · Negreet, LA

Negreet High School

Federal NCES profile for Negreet High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220138001114
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
43
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
17
📋 Attendance
90
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Negreet High School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of Louisiana schools.

55
Resource Index · Higher
14.2:1
small classes for Louisiana
53.2%
free-lunch eligible
413
students enrolled

Negreet High School has class sizes smaller than 72% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

413

Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

14.2:1

vs 16.8:1 Louisiana avg

-15% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

53.2%

vs 62.5% Louisiana avg

-15% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

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

Smaller classes than 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 Negreet High School

Negreet High School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Negreet, Louisiana, enrolling 413 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 14.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Louisiana schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 53.2% of students eligible for free meals.

With 413 students, its enrollment sits close to the Louisiana median campus size.

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

Against 317 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #98.

Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 31/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 413 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance holds up well here: only 3.9% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Its district draws 23.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Sabine Parish also operates Many Elementary School (613 students) and Converse High School (490 students) alongside Negreet 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 Negreet High School compares

Negreet 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 14.2:1 ▼ 15% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 53.2% ▼ 15% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 413 top 54% - -

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

14.2:1
Leaner classes than 55% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
413
Bigger than 49% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
53.2%
free-lunch eligible - 15% 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
14.2:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 28% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
3.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$14,516
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 413 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 42 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.4 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 82.8%
African American 5.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.6%
Two or More 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%

Largest group: White at 82.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 30.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 30.7, Negreet 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 Sabine Parish, which includes Negreet High School.

$14,516
Per student
-11%
vs Louisiana
Avg $16,376
-13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.6%
State 38.2%
Federal 23.2%

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 Negreet High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Many Elementary School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Converse High School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Zwolle Elementary School Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Florien High School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Many Junior High School Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Sabine 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 Negreet 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 Negreet High School

How many students attend Negreet High School?

Negreet High School has 413 students enrolled. It is a public school in Negreet, LA.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Negreet High School is 14.2:1, which is 15% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 10% 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 Negreet High School?

53.2% of students at Negreet High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

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

The largest demographic group at Negreet High School is White at 82.8% of enrollment, in Negreet, LA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Negreet High School?

Negreet High School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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 Negreet High School a good school?

Negreet High School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of 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 Sabine Parish?

Besides Negreet High School, Sabine Parish also operates Many Elementary School (613 students), Converse High School (490 students), and Zwolle Elementary School (415 students). See the Sabine 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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