Vidalia Lower Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Vidalia, Louisiana
Vidalia Lower Elementary School in Vidalia, Louisiana enrolled 415 students in 2024-25 with 28.8 full-time teachers, 14.4 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%
490 students in 2022-23, 469 students in 2023-24, 415 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 28.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 490 | 22.0 | 22.3 |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 29.4 | 16.0 |
| 2024-25 | 415 | 28.8 | 14.4 |
14.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vidalia Lower Elementary School enrolled 362 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent22.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.3% of students were White, 27.0% Black, 9.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White58.3%
- Black27.0%
- Hispanic9.9%
- Two or more races3.6%
- Asian1.2%
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 Vidalia
2 public elementary schools in Vidalia report 2024-25 enrollment; Vidalia Lower Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vidalia Lower Elementary School | 415 | 14.4 | 77.3% |
| Vidalia Upper Elementary School | 316 | 12.3 | 65.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Vidalia Lower Elementary School
- Vidalia Upper Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 316 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Ferriday Upper Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.4 miles away: 242 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.4 mi
- Compare Vidalia Lower Elementary School with Vidalia Upper Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Concordia Parish spends per student$15,509 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,509
- The largest public schools in LouisianaVidalia Lower Elementary School is the number 370 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#370 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.14.4:1
- 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 Vidalia Lower Elementary School
How many students attend Vidalia Lower Elementary School?
415 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 490 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Vidalia, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Vidalia Lower Elementary School?
14.4 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.Is Vidalia Lower Elementary School a Title I school?
Vidalia Lower Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Vidalia Lower Elementary School in?
Concordia Parish, NCES district ID 2200480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220048000326 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.