New YorkSchoolsWOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PublicRegular
BALLSTON SPA, New York · BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Teachers46.0FTE
Ratio10.7:1students per teacher
Students494enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students494
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher10.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch44%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
9.9:1
(2024)
7.5%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
48
(2024)
4.3%vs prior yr
Enrollment
477
(2024)
3.4%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

9.5:110.7:112.0:113.3:114.6:115.8:12020202120222023202413.3:112.2:111.3:110.7:19.9:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

474484494503513523384042454749202020212022202320245205124974944773942444648EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment520512497494477
Teacher FTE3942444648
Pupil : Teacher ratio13.3:112.2:111.3:110.7:19.9:115.4:1

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.