IllinoisSchoolsGage Park High School

Gage Park High School

PublicRegular
Chicago, Illinois · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Teachers33.0FTE
Ratio12.7:1students per teacher
Students420enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students420
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher12.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch94%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
3.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
32
3.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
392
6.7%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

11.6:113.3:115.0:116.8:118.5:120.2:12020202120222023202419.6:113.8:112.7:112.2:1Gage Park High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

3714324945556176783030313233332020202120222023202465758941542039230303332EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment657589415420392
Teacher FTE30303332
Pupil : Teacher ratio19.6:113.8:112.7:112.2:115.4:1

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.