IllinoisSchoolsLincoln Elem School

Lincoln Elem School

PublicRegular
Blue Island, Illinois · Cook County SD 130
Teachers23.0FTE
Ratio13.7:1students per teacher
Students315enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students315
Grade Span0–3
Student:Teacher13.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch91%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
3.6%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
24
4.3%vs prior yr
Enrollment
342
8.6%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

10.4:111.5:112.6:113.6:114.7:115.8:12020202120222023202410.8:111.3:113.7:114.2:1Lincoln Elem SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

2913023133243353462324252627282020202120222023202432630129531534228262324EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment326301295315342
Teacher FTE28262324
Pupil : Teacher ratio10.8:111.3:113.7:114.2:115.4:1

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.