Other / mixed grade configuration · Slaughter, LA

Slaughter Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Slaughter Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220060000468
0/100100/10065/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
90
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Slaughter Elementary School earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median.

65
Resource Index · Higher
16.1:1
students per teacher
56.6%
free-lunch eligible
482
students enrolled

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

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+7 students YoY

Slaughter Elementary School held near 489 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+7 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 30.0 → 32.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+7 students YoY 220060000468 · Slaughter, LA Other · SMALL · TRAD

482 enr · 16.1:1 · 56.6% lunch · RII 65

Nearest enrollment peer: Slaughter Community Charter School (364 students)

Slaughter Elementary School held near 489 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+7 headcount). Teacher FTE added 30.0 → 32.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Louisiana schools → · Find another →

Slaughter Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Slaughter Elementary School reports 482 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Slaughter Elementary School compares

Slaughter Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.1:1 ▼ 4% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 56.6% ▼ 9% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 482 top 43% - -

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

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
482
Bigger than 59% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
56.6%
free-lunch eligible - 9% 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
16.1:1
students per teacher - 4% below state mean
Top 47% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 53% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
3.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$16,652
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,812
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
0
in-school suspensions + 20 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 60.6%
African American 31.5%
Two or More 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino 3.7%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: White at 60.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.1, Slaughter Elementary School is more mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for East Feliciana Parish reports $16,652 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Slaughter Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Slaughter Community Charter School Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Jackson Elementary School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
East Feliciana High School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Clinton Elementary School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
East Feliciana Middle School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

East Feliciana Parish · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Slaughter

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

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Slaughter Elementary School

How many students attend Slaughter Elementary School?

Slaughter Elementary School has 482 students enrolled. It is a public school in Slaughter, LA. CCD year-over-year: 482 (2022-23) → 489 (2023-24), nearly flat (+7).

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

The student-teacher ratio at Slaughter Elementary School is 16.1:1, which is 4% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 3% higher 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 Slaughter Elementary School?

56.6% of students at Slaughter Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

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

The largest demographic group at Slaughter Elementary School is White at 60.6% of enrollment, in Slaughter, LA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Slaughter Elementary School?

Slaughter Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in East Feliciana Parish?

Besides Slaughter Elementary School, East Feliciana Parish also operates Slaughter Community Charter School (364 students), Jackson Elementary School (244 students), and East Feliciana High School (231 students). See the East Feliciana 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 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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