IllinoisSchoolsJefferson Middle School

Jefferson Middle School

PublicRegular
Villa Park, Illinois · SD 45 DuPage County
Teachers37.0FTE
Ratio10.9:1students per teacher
Students403enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students403
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher10.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch66%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
1.8%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
35
5.4%vs prior yr
Enrollment
375
6.9%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

10.3:111.4:112.5:113.6:114.7:115.8:12020202120222023202411.9:112.0:110.9:110.7:1Jefferson Middle SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

3713833954074194313535363637372020202120222023202441842742140337536353735EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment418427421403375
Teacher FTE36353735
Pupil : Teacher ratio11.9:112.0:110.9:110.7:115.4:1

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.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.