North Polk Elementary School
Public school, pre-kindergarten · Leesville, Louisiana
North Polk Elementary School in Leesville, Louisiana enrolled 127 students in 2024-25 with 13.0 full-time teachers, 9.8 students per teacher against the Louisiana median of 11.7. 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 64% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 32%
357 students in 2022-23, 423 students in 2023-24, 127 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.1 to 13.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 357 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 25.5 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 127 | 13.0 | 9.8 |
9.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 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).
One counselor per 179 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Polk Elementary School enrolled 179 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 179 of the 179 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent14.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
43.3% of students were White, 36.2% Black, 11.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White43.3%
- Black36.2%
- Two or more races11.0%
- Hispanic4.7%
- American Indian2.4%
- Asian1.6%
- Pacific Islander0.8%
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.
Schools of this kind in Leesville
3 public schools of this kind in Leesville report 2024-25 enrollment; North Polk Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks High School | 336 | 12.6 | 45.5% |
| East Leesville Elementary School | 176 | 7.9 | 61.4% |
| North Polk Elementary School | 127 | 9.8 | 24.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about North Polk Elementary School
- East Leesville Elementary SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 6.5 miles away: 176 students, 7.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
- Hicks High SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 16 miles away: 336 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare North Polk Elementary School with East Leesville Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Vernon Parish spends per student$12,743 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,743
- The largest public schools in LouisianaNorth Polk Elementary School is the number 89 by size of 108 Louisiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#89 of 108
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher9.8 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 11.7 for schools of this kind.9.8:1
- 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 North Polk Elementary School
How many students attend North Polk Elementary School?
127 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 357 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Leesville, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at North Polk Elementary School?
9.8 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 North Polk Elementary School a Title I school?
North Polk Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is North Polk Elementary School in?
Vernon Parish, NCES district ID 2201830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220183000192 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.