IllinoisSchoolsWestdale Elem School

Westdale Elem School

PublicRegular
Northlake, Illinois · Mannheim SD 83
Teachers44.0FTE
Ratio10.7:1students per teacher
Students469enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students469
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher10.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch64%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
11.0:1
(2024)
2.8%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
44
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
483
(2024)
3.0%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
Counselor : Pupils
ASCA max 1:250
Nurse : Pupils
NASN max 1:750
Psychologist : Pupils
NASP max 1:500
Social Worker : Pupils
SSWAA max 1:250

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

10.3:111.4:112.5:113.6:114.7:115.8:12020202120222023202411.0:110.8:110.7:111.0:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Westdale Elem SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

4624674714764804854343434444442020202120222023202447647146446948343434444EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment476471464469483
Teacher FTE43434444
Pupil : Teacher ratio11.0:110.8:110.7:111.0:115.4:1

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.