Raceland Lower Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Raceland, Louisiana

Raceland Lower Elementary School in Raceland, Louisiana enrolled 330 students in 2024-25 with 23.2 full-time teachers, 14.2 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).

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

369 students in 2022-23, 343 students in 2023-24, 330 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.9 to 23.2.

Students enrolled at Raceland Lower Elementary School by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 33001002003004002022-233692023-243432024-25330
Students enrolled at Raceland Lower Elementary School by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 33001002003004002022-233692023-243432024-25330
Students enrolled at Raceland Lower Elementary School by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 33001002003004002022-233692023-243432024-25330
Students enrolled at Raceland Lower Elementary School by school year2022-23: 369, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 33001002003004002022-233692023-243432024-25330
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336923.915.4
2023-2434327.112.6
2024-2533023.214.2

14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 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.

Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 14.2; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 14.2; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 14.2; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 14.2; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.2state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

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 199 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Raceland Lower Elementary School enrolled 299 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 199 of the 299 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent24.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.7% of students were White, 39.1% Black, 6.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White46.7%
  2. Black39.1%
  3. Two or more races6.4%
  4. Hispanic6.1%
  5. American Indian1.8%

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.

Elementary schools in Raceland

2 public elementary schools in Raceland report 2024-25 enrollment; Raceland Lower Elementary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Raceland Lower Elementary School33014.271.5%
Raceland Upper Elementary School30214.475.8%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Raceland Lower Elementary School

  1. Raceland Upper Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 302 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. St. Charles Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.0 miles away: 253 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).7.0 mi
  3. Compare Raceland Lower Elementary School with Raceland Upper Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lafourche Parish spends per student$11,912 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,912
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaRaceland Lower Elementary School is the number 488 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#488 of 685
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.14.2:1
  7. 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 Raceland Lower Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Raceland Lower Elementary School?
    330 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 369 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Raceland, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Raceland Lower Elementary School?
    14.2 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.
  3. Is Raceland Lower Elementary School a Title I school?
    Raceland Lower Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Raceland Lower Elementary School in?
    Lafourche Parish, NCES district ID 2200900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220090000717 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