IllinoisSchoolsRobert E Abbott Middle School

Robert E Abbott Middle School

PublicRegular
Waukegan, Illinois · Waukegan CUSD 60
Teachers38.0FTE
Ratio15.4:1students per teacher
Students585enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students585
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher15.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch76%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
11.9:1
(2024)
22.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
49
(2024)
29%vs prior yr
Enrollment
585
(2024)
0.0%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

11.4:112.9:114.5:116.1:117.7:119.2:12020202120222023202418.7:113.1:115.4:111.9:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

5746066396717047363639424447502020202120222023202472569263058558537483849EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment725692630585585
Teacher FTE37483849
Pupil : Teacher ratio18.7:113.1:115.4:111.9:115.4:1

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.