FloridaSchoolsPATHWAYS ACADEMY

PATHWAYS ACADEMY

PublicAlternative/other
LAKE CITY, Florida · COLUMBIA
Teachers6.0FTE
Ratio9.7:1students per teacher
Students58enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students58
Grade Span6–12
Student:Teacher9.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch85%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
15.7:1
(2024)
62%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
6
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
94
(2024)
62%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

5.7:17.8:110.0:112.1:114.3:116.4:1202020212022202320246.4:18.6:110.9:19.7:115.7:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1PATHWAYS ACADEMYUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

55637280899767891011202020212022202320247077875894119866EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment7077875894
Teacher FTE119866
Pupil : Teacher ratio6.4:18.6:110.9:19.7:115.7:115.4:1

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.