TexasSchoolsLIESTMAN EL

LIESTMAN EL

PublicRegular
HOUSTON, Texas · ALIEF ISD
Teachers53.0FTE
Ratio10.3:1students per teacher
Students548enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students548
Grade Span0–4
Student:Teacher10.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch88%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
10.3:1
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
50
(2024)
5.7%vs prior yr
Enrollment
514
(2024)
6.2%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

9.9:111.1:112.3:113.4:114.6:115.8:12020202120222023202411.2:112.3:111.9:110.3:110.3:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1LIESTMAN ELUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

498545593640688735495255596265202020212022202320247197026175485146457525350EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment719702617548514
Teacher FTE6457525350
Pupil : Teacher ratio11.2:112.3:111.9:110.3:110.3:115.4:1

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.