IllinoisSchoolsPana Sr High School

Pana Sr High School

PublicRegular
Pana, Illinois · Pana CUSD 8
Teachers28.0FTE
Ratio13.7:1students per teacher
Students383enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students383
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher13.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch67%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
15.5:1
(2024)
13%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
26
(2024)
7.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
404
(2024)
5.5%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
Counselor : Pupils
ASCA max 1:250
Nurse : Pupils
NASN max 1:750
Psychologist : Pupils
NASP max 1:500
Social Worker : Pupils
SSWAA max 1:250

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

13.4:114.2:115.0:115.9:116.7:117.5:12020202120222023202417.2:116.3:113.7:115.5:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Pana Sr High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

3813883954014084152324252627282020202120222023202441339639238340423242826EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment413396392383404
Teacher FTE23242826
Pupil : Teacher ratio17.2:116.3:113.7:115.5:115.4:1

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.

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.