IllinoisSchoolsThe Early Years

The Early Years

PublicRegular
Jacksonville, Illinois · Jacksonville SD 117
Teachers9.0FTE
Ratio25.9:1students per teacher
Students233enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students233
Grade Span
Student:Teacher25.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch74%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
27.4:1
5.8%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
9
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
247
6.0%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

14.4:117.2:120.0:122.8:125.6:128.4:12020202120222023202427.4:126.1:125.9:127.4:1The Early YearsUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

19620721822924025188991010202020212022202320242002472352332479999EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment200247235233247
Teacher FTE9999
Pupil : Teacher ratio27.4:126.1:125.9:127.4:115.4:1

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.

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.