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Concordia Education Center

160 Kindergarten Road, Ferriday, LA 71334 · (318) 757-3941 · Concordia Parish
GRADES 03–12COMBINED41-RURALTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL26 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
26
Combined
DISTRICT 198 · STATE 527
Student : Teacher
4.1:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.7:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
22 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 7415%
Grade 814%
Grade 928%
Grade 10623%
Grade 1114%
Grade 121246%
Student demographics
White
1558%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 41% · US 43%
Black
1142%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42% · US 15%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2181%
Female
519%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2022-23 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
15.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Concordia Education Center ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Louisiana
Enrollment
ranked largest first
26#77 of 81
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
26
+15 (+136%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 35
Student : Teacher
4.1:1
was 2.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25266.44.1:185% (22)
2023-24426.56.5:193% (39)
2022-2375710.7:188% (66)
2020-211142.8:173% (8)
2017-182337.7:174% (17)
2015-162664.3:181% (21)
2010-113565.8:189% (31)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Concordia Education Center.

Since 2017-18: students up 13% (23 to 26); teachers up 114% (3 to 6.4).

About Concordia Education Center

At 160 Kindergarten Road in Ferriday, Louisiana, Concordia Education Center operates as a small combined-grade school. A federal count lists 26 students at the school, in grades 3 through 12. Average enrollment for combined schools in Louisiana is about 527, so this school runs 95% smaller than that.

Concordia Parish enrolls 2,911 students in 10 schools, including Concordia Education Center.

Concordia Education Center's enrollment is 58% White. The next largest groups are 42% Black. The White share in Concordia Parish as a whole is similar, at about 56%.

Staffing totals 6.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 4.1:1. For comparison, combined schools in Louisiana average 52.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 85%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Concordia Parish show that median household income is about $39,943, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 25% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 11 public schools in Concordia Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 3,396.

Ferriday Upper Elementary School is the public school closest to Concordia Education Center, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Concordia Education Center is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

Concordia Education Center had 11 students in 2020-21 and 26 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 2.8:1 in 2020-21 to 4.1:1 in 2024-25.

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Concordia Parish at a glance

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Population
18,174
Census ACS
Median income
$39,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,396 students

Quick facts

School name
Concordia Education Center
District
Concordia Parish
Address
160 Kindergarten Road, Ferriday, LA 71334
Phone
(318) 757-3941
County
Concordia Parish
Level
Combined
Grade range
03–12
Total enrollment
26
Teachers (FTE)
6
Student–teacher ratio
4.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
22 (85%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
220048001515
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Concordia Parish
Other schools in Ferriday
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Frequently asked questions

About Concordia Education Center
What is the total enrollment at Concordia Education Center?
Concordia Education Center enrolls approximately 26 students in grades 03-12.
Is Concordia Education Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Concordia Education Center is a combined-grade school covering grades 03-12.
How many teachers does Concordia Education Center have?
Concordia Education Center employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.1:1.
How diverse is Concordia Education Center?
Concordia Education Center reports a student body of 58% White, 42% Black.
What district is Concordia Education Center in?
Concordia Education Center is part of Concordia Parish.
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