New YorkSchoolsJOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL

JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL

PublicRegular
PHOENIX, New York · PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Teachers51.0FTE
Ratio9.6:1students per teacher
Students489enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students489
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher9.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch54%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
10.0:1
(2024)
4.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
47
(2024)
7.8%vs prior yr
Enrollment
471
(2024)
3.7%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

9.1:110.5:111.8:113.2:114.5:115.9:12020202120222023202410.6:110.4:110.1:19.6:110.0:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

469475481486492498474849495051202020212022202320244964904734894714747475147EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment496490473489471
Teacher FTE4747475147
Pupil : Teacher ratio10.6:110.4:110.1:19.6:110.0:115.4:1

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.