Other / mixed grade configuration · Rougon, LA

Rougon Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Rougon Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220126002001
0/100100/10023/100
👥 S:T ratio
39
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rougon Elementary School earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median.

23
Resource Index · Lower
15.3:1
students per teacher
66.7%
free-lunch eligible
414
students enrolled

Rougon Elementary School has class sizes near the Louisiana median. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

414

Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

27.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.3:1

vs 16.8:1 Louisiana avg

-9% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

66.7%

vs 62.5% Louisiana avg

+7% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

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

At or below 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 Rougon Elementary School

Rougon Elementary School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Rougon, Louisiana, enrolling 414 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 15.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of Louisiana schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 66.7% lands close to the Louisiana typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 414 students, its enrollment sits close to the Louisiana median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 97% of the 1,330 Louisiana schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 403 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Louisiana schools statewide, it ranks #393, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by African American (54%) and White (38%) (diversity index 56/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 47.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 20.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 9 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Pointe Coupee Parish also operates Livonia High School (899 students) and Valverda Elementary School (436 students) alongside Rougon 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 Rougon Elementary School compares

Rougon 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 15.3:1 ▼ 9% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 66.7% ▲ 7% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 414 top 53% - -

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

15.3:1
Leaner classes than 44% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
414
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
66.7%
free-lunch eligible - 7% above the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15.3:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 40% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 60% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
47.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,010
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 9 expulsions.

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

African American 54.1%
White 37.9%
Hispanic or Latino 7.0%
Two or More 0.7%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 54.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.9, Rougon Elementary School is more mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pointe Coupee Parish, which includes Rougon Elementary School.

$15,010
Per student
-8%
vs Louisiana
Avg $16,376
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 53.5%
State 25.9%
Federal 20.6%

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 Rougon Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Livonia High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Valverda Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Rosenwald Elementary School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Pointe Coupee Parish · 4 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 Rougon 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 Rougon Elementary School

How many students attend Rougon Elementary School?

Rougon Elementary School has 414 students enrolled. It is a public school in Rougon, LA.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Rougon Elementary School is 15.3:1, which is 9% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 3% 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 Rougon Elementary School?

66.7% of students at Rougon Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

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

The largest demographic group at Rougon Elementary School is African American at 54.1% of enrollment, in Rougon, LA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rougon Elementary School?

Rougon Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Rougon Elementary School a good school?

Rougon Elementary School earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median. 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 Pointe Coupee Parish?

Besides Rougon Elementary School, Pointe Coupee Parish also operates Livonia High School (899 students), Valverda Elementary School (436 students), and Rosenwald Elementary School (303 students). See the Pointe Coupee 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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