IllinoisSchoolsJ Sterling Morton West High Sch

J Sterling Morton West High Sch

PublicRegular
Berwyn, Illinois · J S Morton HSD 201
Teachers216.0FTE
Ratio16.2:1students per teacher
Students3,497enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students3,497
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher16.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch79%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
4.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
218
0.9%vs prior yr
Enrollment
3,374
3.5%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

15.2:115.8:116.5:117.2:117.9:118.5:12020202120222023202418.3:117.2:116.2:115.5:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

3,3533,4133,4733,5323,5923,652196201206210215220202020212022202320243,6313,6173,5333,4973,374198206216218EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment3,6313,6173,5333,4973,374
Teacher FTE198206216218
Pupil : Teacher ratio18.3:117.2:116.2:115.5:115.4:1

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.