CaliforniaSchoolsHoward Gardner Community Charter

Howard Gardner Community Charter

PublicRegularCharter
Chula Vista, California · Howard Gardner Community Charter District
Teachers9.0FTE
Ratio20.0:1students per teacher
Students180enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students180
Grade Span0–8
Student:Teacher20.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch73%
Title INo
SectorCharter
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
19.8:1
(2024)
1.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
9
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
178
(2024)
1.1%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.7:116.7:118.7:120.6:122.6:124.6:12020202120222023202423.9:122.2:123.9:120.0:119.8:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

17318720121623024499910101020202021202220232024215200239180178991099EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment215200239180178
Teacher FTE991099
Pupil : Teacher ratio23.9:122.2:123.9:120.0:119.8:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.