IllinoisSchoolsJames Avant Elementary School

James Avant Elementary School

PublicRegular
Washington Pk, Illinois · East St Louis SD 189
Teachers36.0FTE
Ratio9.1:1students per teacher
Students329enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students329
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher9.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch92%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
7.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
35
2.8%vs prior yr
Enrollment
342
4.0%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

8.6:110.1:111.5:113.0:114.4:115.9:1202020212022202320249.1:110.0:19.1:19.8:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

3113313513723924123333343536362020202120222023202440531832932934235333635EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment405318329329342
Teacher FTE35333635
Pupil : Teacher ratio9.1:110.0:19.1:19.8:115.4:1

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.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.