New YorkSchoolsDR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY

DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMY

PublicRegular
ROCHESTER, New York · ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Teachers25.0FTE
Ratio12.4:1students per teacher
Students311enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students311
Grade Span
Student:Teacher12.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch86%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
12.4:1
(2023)
3.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
25
(2023)
10.7%vs prior yr
Enrollment
311
(2023)
7.4%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2019–2023

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

9.2:110.6:111.9:113.2:114.5:115.9:1201920202021202220239.7:113.9:112.3:112.0:112.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1DR WALTER COOPER ACADEMYUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

305323341358376394242628313335201920202021202220233293883563363113428292825EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20192020202120222023Nat Avg
Enrollment329388356336311
Teacher FTE3428292825
Pupil : Teacher ratio9.7:113.9:112.3:112.0:112.4:115.4:1

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 20192023 from NCES CCD.