IllinoisSchoolsGlenwood Middle School

Glenwood Middle School

PublicRegular
Chatham, Illinois · Ball Chatham CUSD 5
Teachers45.0FTE
Ratio17.1:1students per teacher
Students771enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students771
Grade Span7–8
Student:Teacher17.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch24%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
17.5:1
(2024)
2.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
42
(2024)
6.7%vs prior yr
Enrollment
735
(2024)
4.7%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.2:115.8:116.5:117.1:117.8:118.4:12020202120222023202418.2:117.5:117.1:117.5:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Glenwood Middle SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

7277367467557657744041424344452020202120222023202474473075377173540434542EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment744730753771735
Teacher FTE40434542
Pupil : Teacher ratio18.2:117.5:117.1:117.5:115.4:1

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 20202024 from NCES CCD.