TexasSchoolsFOREST HILL EL

FOREST HILL EL

PublicRegular
AMARILLO, Texas · AMARILLO ISD
Teachers33.0FTE
Ratio14.4:1students per teacher
Students476enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students476
Grade Span
Student:Teacher14.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch96%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
13.8:1
(2024)
4.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
35
(2024)
6.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
484
(2024)
1.7%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

12.2:112.9:113.6:114.2:114.9:115.6:12020202120222023202412.9:112.4:114.5:114.4:113.8:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1FOREST HILL ELUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

475479483487491495333435373839202020212022202320244774844944764843739343335EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment477484494476484
Teacher FTE3739343335
Pupil : Teacher ratio12.9:112.4:114.5:114.4:113.8:115.4:1

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.