FloridaSchoolsCOUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL

COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL

PublicRegular
CLEARWATER, Florida · PINELLAS
Teachers79.0FTE
Ratio20.2:1students per teacher
Students1,593enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,593
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher20.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch39%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
19.9:1
(2024)
1.5%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
70
(2024)
11.4%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,396
(2024)
12.4%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.9:116.3:117.8:119.2:120.7:122.1:12020202120222023202421.3:121.6:121.0:120.2:119.9:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,3681,4501,5321,6151,6971,779697275788184202020212022202320241,7061,7511,7411,5931,3968081837970EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,7061,7511,7411,5931,396
Teacher FTE8081837970
Pupil : Teacher ratio21.3:121.6:121.0:120.2:119.9:115.4:1

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.