CaliforniaSchoolsPowell Academy for Success

Powell Academy for Success

PublicRegular
Long Beach, California · Long Beach Unified
Teachers32.0FTE
Ratio24.3:1students per teacher
Students777enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students777
Grade Span0–8
Student:Teacher24.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch78%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
25.2:1
(2024)
3.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
28
(2024)
12.5%vs prior yr
Enrollment
706
(2024)
9.1%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.6:116.9:119.2:121.4:123.7:126.0:12020202120222023202424.2:122.9:123.7:124.3:125.2:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

685746807868929990273033353841202020212022202320249698468067777064037343228EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment969846806777706
Teacher FTE4037343228
Pupil : Teacher ratio24.2:122.9:123.7:124.3:125.2:115.4:1

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.