CaliforniaSchoolsACE Empower Academy

ACE Empower Academy

PublicRegularCharter
San Jose, California · ACE Empower Academy District
Teachers6.0FTE
Ratio32.2:1students per teacher
Students193enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students193
Grade Span5–8
Student:Teacher32.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch92%
Title INo
SectorCharter
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
23.6:1
(2024)
26.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
8
(2024)
33%vs prior yr
Enrollment
189
(2024)
2.1%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.1:118.0:121.9:125.7:129.6:133.5:12020202120222023202424.8:126.0:127.3:132.2:123.6:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1ACE Empower AcademyUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1861942022102182266678992020202120222023202422320819119318998768EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment223208191193189
Teacher FTE98768
Pupil : Teacher ratio24.8:126.0:127.3:132.2:123.6:115.4:1

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.