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Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elem Sch

PublicRegularCharter
Chicago, Illinois · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Teachers14.0FTE
Ratio8.9:1students per teacher
Students125enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students125
Grade Span0–8
Student:Teacher8.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch97%
Title INo
SectorCharter
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
7.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
12
14.3%vs prior yr
Enrollment
98
21.6%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

7.6:19.3:111.0:112.6:114.3:116.0:12020202120222023202410.8:19.1:18.9:18.2:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

87119152184217249111315161820202020212022202320242382051731259819191412EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment23820517312598
Teacher FTE19191412
Pupil : Teacher ratio10.8:19.1:18.9:18.2:115.4:1

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.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.