IllinoisSchoolsWayne Thomas Elem School

Wayne Thomas Elem School

PublicRegular
Highland Park, Illinois · North Shore SD 112
Teachers33.0FTE
Ratio13.4:1students per teacher
Students442enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students442
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher13.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
1.5%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
33
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
449
1.6%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

11.7:112.5:113.3:114.1:114.9:115.7:12020202120222023202412.0:112.3:113.4:113.6:1Wayne Thomas Elem SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

3223493764044314583030313233332020202120222023202433136038144244930313333EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment331360381442449
Teacher FTE30313333
Pupil : Teacher ratio12.0:112.3:113.4:113.6:115.4:1

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.