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R K Welsh Elem School

PublicRegular
Rockford, Illinois · Rockford SD 205
Teachers26.0FTE
Ratio17.7:1students per teacher
Students459enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students459
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher17.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch88%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
19.3:1
(2024)
9.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
25
(2024)
3.8%vs prior yr
Enrollment
483
(2024)
5.2%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.1:116.0:116.9:117.8:118.7:119.6:12020202120222023202418.5:118.9:117.7:119.3:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1R K Welsh Elem SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

4314424534654764872323242526262020202120222023202443944343545948324232625EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment439443435459483
Teacher FTE24232625
Pupil : Teacher ratio18.5:118.9:117.7:119.3:115.4:1

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.