CaliforniaSchoolsWood Canyon Elementary

Wood Canyon Elementary

PublicRegular
Aliso Viejo, California · Capistrano Unified
Teachers17.0FTE
Ratio24.1:1students per teacher
Students410enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students410
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher24.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch52%
Title INo
SectorPublic
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Pupil : Teacher Ratio
23.6:1
(2024)
2.1%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
18
(2024)
5.9%vs prior yr
Enrollment
425
(2024)
3.7%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.7:116.7:118.7:120.8:122.8:124.8:12020202120222023202423.5:122.4:121.1:124.1:123.6:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Wood Canyon ElementaryUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

395406418429441452171718192020202020212022202320243994484234104251720201718EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment399448423410425
Teacher FTE1720201718
Pupil : Teacher ratio23.5:122.4:121.1:124.1:123.6:115.4:1

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.