CaliforniaSchoolsAltus Schools South Bay

Altus Schools South Bay

PublicRegularCharter
Chula Vista, California · Altus Schools South Bay District
Teachers9.0FTE
Ratio41.6:1students per teacher
Students374enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students374
Grade Span7–12
Student:Teacher41.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch74%
Title INo
SectorCharter
Student : Teacher
37.2:1
10.6%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
10
11%vs prior yr
Enrollment
372
0.5%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

13.3:119.4:125.5:131.5:137.6:143.7:12020202120222023202435.8:133.0:136.9:141.6:137.2:1Altus Schools South BayUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

32633734735736737899910101020202021202220232024358330369374372101010910EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment358330369374372
Teacher FTE101010910
Pupil : Teacher ratio35.8:133.0:136.9:141.6:137.2:115.4:1

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.