IllinoisSchoolsPorta Central

Porta Central

PublicRegular
Petersburg, Illinois · Porta CUSD 202
Teachers25.0FTE
Ratio11.0:1students per teacher
Students275enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students275
Grade Span3–6
Student:Teacher11.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch43%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
14%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
23
8.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
288
4.7%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

10.6:111.7:112.7:113.7:114.7:115.8:12020202120222023202411.7:111.2:111.0:112.5:1Porta CentralUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

2662712762802852902323242425252020202120222023202426826828127528823252523EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment268268281275288
Teacher FTE23252523
Pupil : Teacher ratio11.7:111.2:111.0:112.5:115.4:1

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.