FloridaSchoolsPARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PublicRegular
PORT ST LUCIE, Florida · ST. LUCIE
Teachers28.0FTE
Ratio19.5:1students per teacher
Students545enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students545
Grade Span
Student:Teacher19.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch73%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
17.8:1
(2024)
8.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
31
(2024)
11%vs prior yr
Enrollment
553
(2024)
1.5%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

13.6:114.8:116.1:117.4:118.7:119.9:12020202120222023202414.0:118.4:115.4:119.5:117.8:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

469487505523541559262830313335202020212022202320244754985095455533427332831EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment475498509545553
Teacher FTE3427332831
Pupil : Teacher ratio14.0:118.4:115.4:119.5:117.8:115.4:1

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.