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Jim Thorpe Fundamental

PublicRegular
Santa Ana, California · Santa Ana Unified
Teachers33.0FTE
Ratio23.9:1students per teacher
Students789enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students789
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher23.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch61%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
25.4:1
(2024)
6.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
29
(2024)
12.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
738
(2024)
6.5%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.4:117.3:120.1:122.9:125.7:128.6:12020202120222023202427.6:125.2:125.0:123.9:125.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Jim Thorpe FundamentalUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

726760794827861895293031323334202020212022202320248838588257897383234333329EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment883858825789738
Teacher FTE3234333329
Pupil : Teacher ratio27.6:125.2:125.0:123.9:125.4:115.4:1

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.