IllinoisSchoolsWest Elementary School

West Elementary School

PublicRegular
Zion, Illinois · Zion ESD 6
Teachers27.0FTE
Ratio16.6:1students per teacher
Students448enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students448
Grade Span3–5
Student:Teacher16.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch77%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
31.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
30
11%vs prior yr
Enrollment
339
24.3%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

10.6:112.6:114.6:116.5:118.5:120.5:12020202120222023202419.8:114.9:116.6:111.3:1West Elementary SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

2823173533894254601518212528312020202120222023202429431732744833916222730EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment294317327448339
Teacher FTE16222730
Pupil : Teacher ratio19.8:114.9:116.6:111.3:115.4:1

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.