New YorkSchoolsBRIGHTER CHOICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

BRIGHTER CHOICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

PublicRegular
BROOKLYN, New York · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #16
Teachers20.0FTE
Ratio13.3:1students per teacher
Students266enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students266
Grade Span
Student:Teacher13.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch67%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
10.5:1
(2024)
21.1%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
19
(2024)
5.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
200
(2024)
24.8%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

10.1:111.2:112.4:113.5:114.7:115.8:12020202120222023202414.6:115.1:113.6:113.3:110.5:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

191216241266291316191920202121202020212022202320243073022862662002120212019EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment307302286266200
Teacher FTE2120212019
Pupil : Teacher ratio14.6:115.1:113.6:113.3:110.5:115.4:1

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.