New YorkSchoolsPS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEY

PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEY

PublicRegular
BRONX, New York · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
Teachers43.0FTE
Ratio13.5:1students per teacher
Students581enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students581
Grade Span
Student:Teacher13.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch83%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
13.9:1
(2024)
3.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
43
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
598
(2024)
2.9%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

12.8:113.4:113.9:114.5:115.0:115.6:12020202120222023202415.3:113.0:113.3:113.5:113.9:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEYUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

573595617639661683434445464748202020212022202320246756245975815984448454343EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment675624597581598
Teacher FTE4448454343
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.3:113.0:113.3:113.5:113.9:115.4:1

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.