Other / mixed grade configuration · Rosepine, LA

Rosepine Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Rosepine Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220183001665
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
24
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
92
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rosepine Elementary School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 78% of Louisiana schools.

46
Resource Index · Typical
19:1
large classes for Louisiana
51.8%
free-lunch eligible
856
students enrolled

Rosepine Elementary School has class sizes larger than 78% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

856

Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

45.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

19:1

vs 16.8:1 Louisiana avg

+13% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

51.8%

vs 62.5% Louisiana avg

-17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Rosepine Elementary School compares with Louisiana and U.S. medians

Slightly above 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 Rosepine Elementary School

Rosepine Elementary School is a higher-need, large combined-grade school in Rosepine, Louisiana, enrolling 856 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 19:1 puts it in the larger third of Louisiana schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 51.8% of students eligible for free meals.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Louisiana, bigger than 90% of state schools at 856 students.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,330 scored Louisiana schools.

Against 258 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #120.

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

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 856 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance holds up well here: only 3.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Its district draws 27.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Rosepine's public schools, it stands alongside Rosepine High School (572 students): Rosepine Elementary School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (19:1 vs 21.2:1).

Vernon Parish also operates Leesville High School (748 students) and Parkway Elementary School (675 students) alongside Rosepine Elementary 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 Rosepine Elementary School compares

Rosepine Elementary 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 19:1 ▲ 13% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 51.8% ▼ 17% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 856 top 10% - -

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

19:1
Leaner classes than 20% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
856
Bigger than 88% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
51.8%
free-lunch eligible - 17% 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
19:1
students per teacher - 13% above state mean
Top 78% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 22% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
3.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$14,058
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 856 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
20
in-school suspensions + 29 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.7 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%
Two or More 6.0%
Hispanic or Latino 5.7%
African American 4.3%
Asian 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 82.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 30.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 30.6, Rosepine Elementary School is less mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Vernon Parish, which includes Rosepine Elementary School.

$14,058
Per student
-14%
vs Louisiana
Avg $16,376
-15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.4%
State 44.6%
Federal 27.9%

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 Rosepine Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Leesville High School Similar size Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Parkway Elementary School Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
West Leesville Elementary School Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Rosepine High School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Pickering Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Vernon Parish · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Rosepine

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

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 Rosepine Elementary 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 Rosepine Elementary School

How many students attend Rosepine Elementary School?

Rosepine Elementary School has 856 students enrolled. It is a public school in Rosepine, LA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosepine Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Rosepine Elementary School is 19:1, which is 13% higher than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 21% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Rosepine Elementary School?

51.8% of students at Rosepine Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rosepine Elementary School?

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

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rosepine Elementary School?

Rosepine Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical 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 Rosepine Elementary School a good school?

Rosepine Elementary School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 78% 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 Vernon Parish?

Besides Rosepine Elementary School, Vernon Parish also operates Leesville High School (748 students), Parkway Elementary School (675 students), and West Leesville Elementary School (643 students). See the Vernon 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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