IllinoisSchoolsProphetstown Elem School

Prophetstown Elem School

PublicRegular
Prophetstown, Illinois · Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3
Teachers15.0FTE
Ratio15.6:1students per teacher
Students234enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students234
Grade Span
Student:Teacher15.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch60%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
5.1%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
14
6.7%vs prior yr
Enrollment
229
2.1%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

15.2:115.7:116.2:116.6:117.1:117.6:12020202120222023202416.9:117.4:115.6:116.4:1Prophetstown Elem SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

2182232292342402451313141415152020202120222023202423622024323422913141514EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment236220243234229
Teacher FTE13141514
Pupil : Teacher ratio16.9:117.4:115.6:116.4:115.4:1

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.