IllinoisSchoolsFerson Creek School

Ferson Creek School

PublicRegular
Saint Charles, Illinois · St Charles CUSD 303
Teachers43.0FTE
Ratio14.0:1students per teacher
Students600enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students600
Grade Span
Student:Teacher14.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch9%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
14.4:1
(2024)
2.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
37
(2024)
14.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
533
(2024)
11.2%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

13.9:114.2:114.5:114.9:115.2:115.5:12020202120222023202415.3:114.4:114.0:114.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Ferson Creek SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

5285435595745906053738394142432020202120222023202453658158960053338414337EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment536581589600533
Teacher FTE38414337
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.3:114.4:114.0:114.4:115.4:1

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.