TexasSchoolsSMITH STEM ACADEMY

SMITH STEM ACADEMY

PublicRegular
VICTORIA, Texas · VICTORIA ISD
Teachers26.0FTE
Ratio16.2:1students per teacher
Students420enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students420
Grade Span
Student:Teacher16.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch79%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
4.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
29
12%vs prior yr
Enrollment
447
6.4%vs prior yr
Years of Data
4
2021–2024
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

15.1:116.0:116.8:117.7:118.5:119.4:1202120222023202419.1:117.0:116.2:115.4:1SMITH STEM ACADEMYUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

191246301356411466101418222630202120222023202421039242044711232629EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric2021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment210392420447
Teacher FTE11232629
Pupil : Teacher ratio19.1:117.0:116.2:115.4:115.4:1

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 20212024 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.