IllinoisSchoolsCarver Primary School

Carver Primary School

PublicRegular
Chicago, Illinois · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Teachers27.0FTE
Ratio17.5:1students per teacher
Students473enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students473
Grade Span
Student:Teacher17.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch99%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
15.1:1
(2024)
13.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
31
(2024)
15%vs prior yr
Enrollment
467
(2024)
1.3%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.9:115.5:116.1:116.8:117.4:118.0:12020202120222023202416.7:117.8:117.5:115.1:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Carver Primary SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

3804004204404604802627282930312020202120222023202438743446447346726262731EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment387434464473467
Teacher FTE26262731
Pupil : Teacher ratio16.7:117.8:117.5:115.1:115.4:1

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.