FloridaSchoolsSANDHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SANDHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PublicRegular
HAINES CITY, Florida · POLK
Teachers62.0FTE
Ratio16.4:1students per teacher
Students1,017enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,017
Grade Span
Student:Teacher16.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch73%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
18.8:1
(2024)
15%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
59
(2024)
4.8%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,111
(2024)
9.2%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.7:115.6:116.5:117.3:118.2:119.1:12020202120222023202415.0:115.6:116.5:116.4:118.8:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

8378969551,0131,0721,131575859606162202020212022202320248579379911,0171,1115760606259EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment8579379911,0171,111
Teacher FTE5760606259
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.0:115.6:116.5:116.4:118.8:115.4:1

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.