IllinoisSchoolsYCCS-West Town Academy Alt HS

YCCS-West Town Academy Alt HS

PublicRegularCharter
Chicago, Illinois · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Teachers6.0FTE
Ratio16.2:1students per teacher
Students97enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students97
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher16.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch84%
Title INo
SectorCharter
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
42%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
5
16.7%vs prior yr
Enrollment
115
19%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

8.3:111.5:114.6:117.8:120.9:124.1:12020202120222023202411.5:19.4:116.2:123.0:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

8192102112122133567891020202021202220232024129115859711510965EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1291158597115
Teacher FTE10965
Pupil : Teacher ratio11.5:19.4:116.2:123.0:115.4:1

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.