IllinoisSchoolsJ B Nelson Elem School

J B Nelson Elem School

PublicRegular
Batavia, Illinois · Batavia USD 101
Teachers28.0FTE
Ratio17.0:1students per teacher
Students477enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students477
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher17.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch19%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
16.6:1
(2024)
2.4%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
29
(2024)
3.6%vs prior yr
Enrollment
482
(2024)
1.0%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024
Counselor : Pupils
ASCA max 1:250
Nurse : Pupils
NASN max 1:750
Psychologist : Pupils
NASP max 1:500
Social Worker : Pupils
SSWAA max 1:250

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.1:115.9:116.7:117.6:118.4:119.2:12020202120222023202418.9:115.4:117.0:116.6:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1J B Nelson Elem SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

4164304444594734872324252728292020202120222023202442143544747748223292829EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment421435447477482
Teacher FTE23292829
Pupil : Teacher ratio18.9:115.4:117.0:116.6:115.4:1

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.