Which Louisiana public schools have the most resources?

Gibsland-Coleman High School in Gibsland scored 73 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Louisiana's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.

How is the resource index calculated?

It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Louisiana public schools by resource index

Gibsland-Coleman High School in Gibsland scored highest of Louisiana's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 73 of 100: 6.7 students per teacher, 166 students per counselor and 7.7% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Gibsland-Coleman High School	6.7	166	Yes	7.7%	73
R.J. Vial Elementary School	9.0	202	Yes	4.2%	71
Phoenix High School	8.3	198	Yes	6.7%	70
Washington Elementary School	9.2	97	Yes	13.6%	70
Norco Elementary School	9.0	244	Yes	4.5%	68
North Iberville Elementary	6.6	225	Yes	10.9%	68
Cohn Elementary School	6.9	209	Yes	10.7%	68
Alton Elementary School	9.9	178	Yes	11.2%	67
St. Rose Elementary School	8.7	273	Yes	6.6%	66
Allemands Elementary School	8.2	233	Yes	10.2%	66
West St. John Elementary School (K-7)	7.9	217	Yes	12.6%	66
Poland Junior High School	11.6	315	Yes	4.0%	63
Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts	10.4	247	Yes	10.9%	63
Albert Cammon Middle School	8.0	296	Yes	10.7%	63
Sixth Ward Elementary School	10.6	264	Yes	9.0%	63

The other 35 on the list

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Elton Elementary School	12.8	199	Yes	11.2%	63
Luling Elementary School	9.0	314	Yes	8.9%	62
Franklinton Primary School	12.9	133	Yes	17.5%	62
Bolton High School	10.2	285	Yes	10.0%	62
Oak Park Elementary School	10.3	262	Yes	11.8%	62
Hackberry High School	7.4	196	Yes	20.8%	62
Port Allen Middle School	9.4	184	Yes	18.6%	62
Vinton Middle School	9.0	214	Yes	16.8%	62
South Cameron High School	6.1	178	Yes	24.2%	62
Destrehan High School	11.7	272	Yes	10.0%	61
Benjamin Franklin High School	15.5	252	Yes	5.4%	61
Belle Chasse Academy	12.4	286	Yes	7.1%	61
Simsboro High School	12.4	254	Yes	10.6%	61
Bayou Community Academy Charter School	16.9	236	Yes	4.5%	61
DeRidder Junior High School	13.8	170	Yes	15.0%	61
Boothville-Venice Elementary School	12.6	254	Yes	10.4%	61
West St. John High School	7.3	205	Yes	22.5%	61
Seventh Ward Elementary School	11.3	213	Yes	15.8%	61
Mermentau Elementary School	13.2	256	Yes	9.6%	61
Lutcher High School	13.4	245	Yes	10.2%	60
East Iberville Elementary/High School	8.9	305	Yes	12.8%	60
Harry M. Hurst Middle School	10.9	359	Yes	5.7%	60
Maplewood Elementary	12.8	296	Yes	8.3%	60
Ethel Schoeffner Elementary School	10.6	400	Yes	3.7%	60
Crescent Elementary/Junior High School	8.5	305	Yes	13.4%	60
Dolby Elementary School	11.5	300	Yes	9.2%	60
Belle Place Middle School	12.5	188	Yes	16.7%	60
R.K. Smith Middle School	8.2	331	Yes	12.9%	60
Richard W. Vincent Elementary School	11.4	252	Yes	14.4%	60
Boley Elementary School	13.7	206	Yes	14.1%	60
Lowery Middle School	8.8	273	Yes	16.3%	60
Belfair Montessori School	10.8	179	No	4.2%	60
Arcadia High School	7.8	246	Yes	20.2%	60
Forked Island/E. Broussard Elementary School	12.8	222	Yes	13.8%	60
Ferriday Junior High School	9.7	257	Yes	16.1%	60

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

Which Louisiana public schools have the most resources?
Gibsland-Coleman High School in Gibsland scored 73 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Louisiana's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.
How is the resource index calculated?
It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated September 2026