CaliforniaSchoolsSycamore Ridge

Sycamore Ridge

PublicRegular
San Diego, California · Del Mar Union Elementary
Teachers20.0FTE
Ratio19.2:1students per teacher
Students385enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students385
Grade Span0–6
Student:Teacher19.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch25%
Title INo
SectorPublic
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Pupil : Teacher Ratio
18.4:1
(2024)
4.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
21
(2024)
5.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
386
(2024)
0.3%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.0:116.1:117.1:118.1:119.1:120.2:12020202120222023202417.8:119.8:117.8:119.2:118.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Sycamore RidgeUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

339385431478524570192123252729202020212022202320243555544283853862028242021EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment355554428385386
Teacher FTE2028242021
Pupil : Teacher ratio17.8:119.8:117.8:119.2:118.4:115.4:1

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.