CaliforniaSchoolsEsencia

Esencia

PublicRegular
Rancho Mission Viejo, California · Capistrano Unified
Teachers37.0FTE
Ratio24.4:1students per teacher
Students904enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students904
Grade Span0–5
Student:Teacher24.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch13%
Title INo
SectorPublic
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Student : Teacher
26.9:1
10%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
37
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
996
10%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

14.4:117.3:120.1:123.0:125.8:128.7:12020202120222023202427.7:124.0:124.9:124.4:126.9:1EsenciaUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

6977618258909541,018252830333538202020212022202320247197938739049962633353737EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment719793873904996
Teacher FTE2633353737
Pupil : Teacher ratio27.7:124.0:124.9:124.4:126.9:115.4:1

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.