IllinoisSchoolsGrass Lake Elem School

Grass Lake Elem School

PublicRegular
Antioch, Illinois · Grass Lake SD 36
Teachers21.0FTE
Ratio8.5:1students per teacher
Students179enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students179
Grade Span
Student:Teacher8.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
4.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
21
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
186
3.9%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

7.9:19.5:111.1:112.8:114.4:116.0:12020202120222023202411.4:111.0:18.5:18.9:1Grass Lake Elem SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1761791811831851881617181920212020202120222023202417718218717918616172121EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment177182187179186
Teacher FTE16172121
Pupil : Teacher ratio11.4:111.0:18.5:18.9:115.4:1

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.

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.