CaliforniaSchoolsSouth Gate Senior High

South Gate Senior High

PublicRegular
South Gate, California · Los Angeles Unified
Teachers89.0FTE
Ratio19.9:1students per teacher
Students1,768enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,768
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher19.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch92%
Title INo
SectorPublic
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Pupil : Teacher Ratio
18.9:1
(2024)
5.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
89
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
1,681
(2024)
4.9%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.7:116.8:118.9:121.0:123.1:125.2:12020202120222023202424.5:120.7:120.8:119.9:118.9:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1South Gate Senior HighUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,6541,7311,8081,8861,9632,040818385878991202020212022202320242,0131,8671,8311,7681,6818290888989EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment2,0131,8671,8311,7681,681
Teacher FTE8290888989
Pupil : Teacher ratio24.5:120.7:120.8:119.9:118.9:115.4:1

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.