CaliforniaSchoolsHeritage K-8 Charter

Heritage K-8 Charter

PublicRegularCharter
Escondido, California · Heritage K-8 Charter District
Teachers60.0FTE
Ratio22.0:1students per teacher
Students1,318enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,318
Grade Span0–8
Student:Teacher22.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch46%
Title INo
SectorCharter
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
22.4:1
(2024)
1.8%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
60
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,345
(2024)
2.0%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.7:116.8:118.9:121.0:123.1:125.2:12020202120222023202424.5:122.1:121.8:122.0:122.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Heritage K-8 CharterUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,2951,3061,3171,3271,3381,349525456586062202020212022202320241,2991,3061,3281,3181,3455359616060EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,2991,3061,3281,3181,345
Teacher FTE5359616060
Pupil : Teacher ratio24.5:122.1:121.8:122.0:122.4:115.4:1

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.