IllinoisSchoolsFranklin Grove Elem School

Franklin Grove Elem School

PublicRegular
Decatur, Illinois · Decatur SD 61
Teachers21.0FTE
Ratio22.6:1students per teacher
Students474enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students474
Grade Span0–6
Student:Teacher22.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch75%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
15.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
24
14%vs prior yr
Enrollment
461
2.7%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

14.6:116.9:119.2:121.6:123.9:126.2:12020202120222023202418.8:125.4:122.6:119.2:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

2232773313854394931719212224262020202120222023202424246945847446125182124EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment242469458474461
Teacher FTE25182124
Pupil : Teacher ratio18.8:125.4:122.6:119.2:115.4:1

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.