New YorkSchoolsMCKENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MCKENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PublicRegular
MASSAPEQUA PARK, New York · MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Teachers48.0FTE
Ratio9.7:1students per teacher
Students467enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students467
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher9.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch7%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
9.5:1
(2024)
2.1%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
51
(2024)
6.3%vs prior yr
Enrollment
485
(2024)
3.9%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

6.0:18.0:110.0:112.1:114.1:116.1:1202020212022202320246.7:19.9:110.2:19.7:19.5:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

434445456467478489414753596571202020212022202320244654454384674856945434851EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment465445438467485
Teacher FTE6945434851
Pupil : Teacher ratio6.7:19.9:110.2:19.7:19.5:115.4:1

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.