IllinoisSchoolsClara Peterson Elem School

Clara Peterson Elem School

PublicRegular
Paxton, Illinois · Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10
Teachers45.0FTE
Ratio13.0:1students per teacher
Students585enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students585
Grade Span
Student:Teacher13.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch40%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
1.5%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
44
2.2%vs prior yr
Enrollment
564
3.6%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

12.5:113.1:113.7:114.4:115.0:115.6:12020202120222023202412.7:113.9:113.0:112.8:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

5595735876016156294444444545452020202120222023202458557162458556445454544EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment585571624585564
Teacher FTE45454544
Pupil : Teacher ratio12.7:113.9:113.0:112.8:115.4:1

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.