FloridaSchoolsPALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PublicRegular
PALM CITY, Florida · MARTIN
Teachers35.0FTE
Ratio16.2:1students per teacher
Students567enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students567
Grade Span
Student:Teacher16.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch22%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
16.9:1
(2024)
4.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
34
(2024)
2.9%vs prior yr
Enrollment
575
(2024)
1.4%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.1:115.5:115.9:116.2:116.6:117.0:12020202120222023202415.2:115.9:116.4:116.2:116.9:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

530539549559569578343434353535202020212022202320245335555595675753535343534EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment533555559567575
Teacher FTE3535343534
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.2:115.9:116.4:116.2:116.9:115.4:1

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.