CaliforniaSchoolsWatsonville High

Watsonville High

PublicRegular
Watsonville, California · Pajaro Valley Unified
Teachers96.0FTE
Ratio23.5:1students per teacher
Students2,253enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students2,253
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher23.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch93%
Title INo
SectorPublic
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Pupil : Teacher Ratio
23.6:1
(2024)
0.4%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
94
(2024)
2.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
2,215
(2024)
1.7%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.7:116.7:118.7:120.7:122.7:124.7:12020202120222023202423.9:124.0:122.0:123.5:123.6:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Watsonville HighUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

2,2012,2432,2852,3262,3682,41093959799101103202020212022202320242,3192,3962,2442,2532,215971001029694EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment2,3192,3962,2442,2532,215
Teacher FTE971001029694
Pupil : Teacher ratio23.9:124.0:122.0:123.5:123.6:115.4:1

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.