TexasSchoolsCHESTER EL

CHESTER EL

PublicRegular
CHESTER, Texas · CHESTER ISD
Teachers8.0FTE
Ratio8.9:1students per teacher
Students71enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students71
Grade Span
Student:Teacher8.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch62%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
9.0:1
(2024)
1.1%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
8
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
72
(2024)
1.4%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

8.4:19.9:111.4:112.9:114.4:115.9:12020202120222023202412.0:111.0:19.8:18.9:19.0:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1CHESTER ELUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

70737679828577788820202021202220232024847778717277888EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment8477787172
Teacher FTE77888
Pupil : Teacher ratio12.0:111.0:19.8:18.9:19.0:115.4:1

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.