New YorkSchoolsPANAMA K-6 SCHOOL

PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL

PublicRegular
PANAMA, New York · PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Teachers27.0FTE
Ratio8.1:1students per teacher
Students220enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students220
Grade Span
Student:Teacher8.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch46%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
7.3:1
(2024)
9.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
29
(2024)
7.4%vs prior yr
Enrollment
213
(2024)
3.2%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

6.7:18.5:110.4:112.3:114.2:116.0:1202020212022202320248.1:19.9:18.6:18.1:17.3:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1PANAMA K-6 SCHOOLUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

210218226235243251252627272829202020212022202320242362482422202132925282729EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment236248242220213
Teacher FTE2925282729
Pupil : Teacher ratio8.1:19.9:18.6:18.1:17.3:115.4:1

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.