FloridaSchoolsBEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8

BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8

PublicRegularCharter
OPA LOCKA, Florida · MIAMI-DADE
Teachers5.0FTE
Ratio90.4:1students per teacher
Students452enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students452
Grade Span0–8
Student:Teacher90.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch94%
Title INo
SectorCharter
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
12.8:1
(2024)
85.8%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
33
(2024)
560%vs prior yr
Enrollment
424
(2024)
6.2%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

6.6:124.6:142.6:160.6:178.6:196.6:12020202120222023202431.8:114.0:190.4:112.8:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8US public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

191247303359415471391622293520202021202220232024254210223452424815533EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment254210223452424
Teacher FTE815533
Pupil : Teacher ratio31.8:114.0:190.4:112.8:115.4:1

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.