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THE ALVA SCHOOL

PublicRegular
ALVA, Florida · LEE
Teachers54.0FTE
Ratio22.5:1students per teacher
Students1,214enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,214
Grade Span
Student:Teacher22.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch51%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
19.1:1
(2024)
15.1%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
63
(2024)
17%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,203
(2024)
0.9%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.8:116.5:118.1:119.8:121.4:123.1:12020202120222023202418.2:119.6:119.6:122.5:119.1:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1THE ALVA SCHOOLUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,0391,0821,1241,1671,2091,252535557606264202020212022202320241,0541,1971,2371,2141,2035861635463EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,0541,1971,2371,2141,203
Teacher FTE5861635463
Pupil : Teacher ratio18.2:119.6:119.6:122.5:119.1:115.4:1

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.