CaliforniaSchoolsParkside Montessori

Parkside Montessori

PublicRegular
San Mateo, California · San Mateo-Foster City
Teachers19.0FTE
Ratio22.1:1students per teacher
Students419enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students419
Grade Span0–8
Student:Teacher22.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch20%
Title INo
SectorPublic
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Pupil : Teacher Ratio
22.0:1
(2024)
0.5%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
19
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
418
(2024)
0.2%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.9:116.4:118.0:119.5:121.1:122.6:12020202120222023202421.3:120.4:121.9:122.1:122.0:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Parkside MontessoriUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

266299332364397430131415171819202020212022202320242772853284194181314151919EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment277285328419418
Teacher FTE1314151919
Pupil : Teacher ratio21.3:120.4:121.9:122.1:122.0:115.4:1

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.