New YorkSchoolsTRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PublicRegular
LACKAWANNA, New York · LACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Teachers42.0FTE
Ratio9.7:1students per teacher
Students406enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students406
Grade Span
Student:Teacher9.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch73%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
9.6:1
(2024)
1.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
42
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
404
(2024)
0.5%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

9.1:110.5:111.8:113.2:114.5:115.9:12020202120222023202412.7:111.6:19.6:19.7:19.6:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

352364375387398410273033374043202020212022202320243563713574064042832374242EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment356371357406404
Teacher FTE2832374242
Pupil : Teacher ratio12.7:111.6:19.6:19.7:19.6:115.4:1

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.