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COMMUNITY BASED PK

PublicRegular
ARLINGTON, Texas · ARLINGTON ISD
Teachers2.0FTE
Ratio27.5:1students per teacher
Students55enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students55
Grade Span
Student:Teacher27.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch87%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
27.5:1
(2023)
16.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
2
(2023)
50.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
55
(2023)
58.3%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2019–2023

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

9.0:114.2:119.3:124.5:129.6:134.8:12019202020212022202328.6:110.8:128.2:133.0:127.5:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1COMMUNITY BASED PKUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

2710818826834842914791215201920202021202220234018611313255148442EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20192020202120222023Nat Avg
Enrollment4018611313255
Teacher FTE148442
Pupil : Teacher ratio28.6:110.8:128.2:133.0:127.5:115.4:1

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.