IllinoisSchoolsNorth Grove Elementary School

North Grove Elementary School

PublicRegular
Sycamore, Illinois · Sycamore CUSD 427
Teachers31.0FTE
Ratio13.7:1students per teacher
Students424enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students424
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher13.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch10%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
10.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
31
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
377
11.1%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

11.9:112.7:113.4:114.2:114.9:115.7:12020202120222023202413.7:114.2:113.7:112.2:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

3703914124324534743131323334342020202120222023202445146746742437734333131EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment451467467424377
Teacher FTE34333131
Pupil : Teacher ratio13.7:114.2:113.7:112.2:115.4:1

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.