FloridaSchoolsSOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

PublicRegular
JACKSONVILLE, Florida · DUVAL
Teachers41.0FTE
Ratio19.9:1students per teacher
Students814enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students814
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher19.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch51%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
20.6:1
(2024)
3.5%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
39
(2024)
4.9%vs prior yr
Enrollment
805
(2024)
1.1%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.0:116.2:117.4:118.6:119.8:121.0:12020202120222023202420.2:117.4:118.8:119.9:120.6:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

797821845869893917384143454750202020212022202320249098518448148054549454139EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment909851844814805
Teacher FTE4549454139
Pupil : Teacher ratio20.2:117.4:118.8:119.9:120.6:115.4:1

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.