TexasSchoolsMCWHORTER EL

MCWHORTER EL

PublicRegular
MESQUITE, Texas · MESQUITE ISD
Teachers37.0FTE
Ratio14.6:1students per teacher
Students541enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students541
Grade Span
Student:Teacher14.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch95%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
12.8:1
(2024)
12.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
39
(2024)
5.4%vs prior yr
Enrollment
501
(2024)
7.4%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

12.6:113.2:113.8:114.4:115.0:115.6:12020202120222023202414.9:114.2:114.7:114.6:112.8:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1MCWHORTER ELUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

497509521532544556353637373839202020212022202320245525255165415013737353739EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment552525516541501
Teacher FTE3737353739
Pupil : Teacher ratio14.9:114.2:114.7:114.6:112.8:115.4:1

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.