TexasSchoolsGATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMY

GATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMY

PublicRegularCharter
DALLAS, Texas · GATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMY
Teachers14.0FTE
Ratio27.9:1students per teacher
Students390enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students390
Grade Span
Student:Teacher27.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch99%
Title INo
SectorCharter
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
31.5:1
(2024)
13%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
10
(2024)
28.6%vs prior yr
Enrollment
315
(2024)
19.2%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.0:118.0:121.9:125.9:129.8:133.8:12020202120222023202432.4:121.4:123.4:127.9:131.5:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1GATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMYUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

29934639344148853591214161821202020212022202320245194273983903151620171410EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment519427398390315
Teacher FTE1620171410
Pupil : Teacher ratio32.4:121.4:123.4:127.9:131.5:115.4:1

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.