FloridaSchoolsFORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FORT CAROLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PublicRegular
JACKSONVILLE, Florida · DUVAL
Teachers27.0FTE
Ratio17.4:1students per teacher
Students470enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students470
Grade Span
Student:Teacher17.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch73%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
17.9:1
(2024)
2.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
26
(2024)
3.7%vs prior yr
Enrollment
465
(2024)
1.1%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.2:115.8:116.4:117.1:117.7:118.3:12020202120222023202417.0:118.1:116.1:117.4:117.9:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

453488523557592627252729313335202020212022202320245446155154704653234322726EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment544615515470465
Teacher FTE3234322726
Pupil : Teacher ratio17.0:118.1:116.1:117.4:117.9:115.4:1

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.