IllinoisSchoolsSandburg Middle School

Sandburg Middle School

PublicRegular
Elmhurst, Illinois · Elmhurst SD 205
Teachers48.0FTE
Ratio12.9:1students per teacher
Students621enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students621
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher12.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch8%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
3.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
51
6.3%vs prior yr
Enrollment
633
1.9%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

12.2:112.9:113.6:114.2:114.9:115.6:12020202120222023202412.4:112.4:112.9:112.4:1Sandburg Middle SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

6166226286356416474848495051512020202120222023202464562261862163350504851EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment645622618621633
Teacher FTE50504851
Pupil : Teacher ratio12.4:112.4:112.9:112.4:115.4:1

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.