IllinoisSchoolsAlan B Shepard Middle School

Alan B Shepard Middle School

PublicRegular
Deerfield, Illinois · Deerfield SD 109
Teachers51.0FTE
Ratio9.1:1students per teacher
Students462enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students462
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher9.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
9.7:1
(2024)
6.6%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
49
(2024)
3.9%vs prior yr
Enrollment
476
(2024)
3.0%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

8.3:19.8:111.3:112.9:114.4:115.9:1202020212022202320249.8:18.8:19.1:19.7:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

4564674784905015124949505152522020202120222023202450848846046247650525149EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment508488460462476
Teacher FTE50525149
Pupil : Teacher ratio9.8:18.8:19.1:19.7:115.4:1

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.