New YorkSchoolsSTRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PublicRegular
WEST NYACK, New York · CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Teachers25.0FTE
Ratio12.5:1students per teacher
Students313enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students313
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher12.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
13.7:1
(2024)
9.6%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
23
(2024)
8.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
314
(2024)
0.3%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

10.5:111.6:112.6:113.7:114.7:115.8:12020202120222023202412.4:110.9:111.0:112.5:113.7:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

306308310312314316232425272829202020212022202320243093153073133142529282523EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment309315307313314
Teacher FTE2529282523
Pupil : Teacher ratio12.4:110.9:111.0:112.5:113.7:115.4:1

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.