IllinoisSchoolsBarack H Obama Learning Academy

Barack H Obama Learning Academy

PublicRegular
Markham, Illinois · Hazel Crest SD 152-5
Teachers25.0FTE
Ratio17.7:1students per teacher
Students443enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students443
Grade Span
Student:Teacher17.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch99%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
9.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
29
16%vs prior yr
Enrollment
466
5.2%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

12.4:113.5:114.7:115.8:117.0:118.1:12020202120222023202412.8:115.6:117.7:116.1:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

4414474534584644702427293234372020202120222023202446545946844346636302529EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment465459468443466
Teacher FTE36302529
Pupil : Teacher ratio12.8:115.6:117.7:116.1:115.4:1

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.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.