CaliforniaSchoolsCardiff Elementary

Cardiff Elementary

PublicRegular
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California · Cardiff Elementary
Teachers12.0FTE
Ratio22.2:1students per teacher
Students267enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students267
Grade Span0–2
Student:Teacher22.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch11%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
21.6:1
(2024)
2.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
12
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
259
(2024)
3.0%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.9:116.4:118.0:119.6:121.2:122.7:12020202120222023202418.4:120.2:121.8:122.2:121.6:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Cardiff ElementaryUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

255261267273279285121213131414202020212022202320242572632832672591413131212EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment257263283267259
Teacher FTE1413131212
Pupil : Teacher ratio18.4:120.2:121.8:122.2:121.6:115.4:1

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.