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Wheatland Charter Academy

PublicRegularCharter
Beale AFB, California · Wheatland
Teachers4.0FTE
Ratio21.5:1students per teacher
Students86enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students86
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher21.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch40%
Title INo
SectorCharter
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Pupil : Teacher Ratio
22.2:1
(2024)
3.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
4
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
89
(2024)
3.5%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.8:116.6:118.3:120.1:121.8:123.6:12020202120222023202423.0:121.8:121.8:121.5:122.2:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

86878890919233445520202021202220232024928787868944444EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment9287878689
Teacher FTE44444
Pupil : Teacher ratio23.0:121.8:121.8:121.5:122.2:115.4:1

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.