CaliforniaSchoolsJoseph Kerr Middle

Joseph Kerr Middle

PublicRegular
Elk Grove, California · Elk Grove Unified
Teachers40.0FTE
Ratio22.0:1students per teacher
Students880enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students880
Grade Span7–8
Student:Teacher22.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch42%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
21.4:1
(2024)
2.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
41
(2024)
2.5%vs prior yr
Enrollment
877
(2024)
0.3%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.9:116.4:117.9:119.5:121.0:122.5:12020202120222023202421.0:118.9:120.3:122.0:121.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Joseph Kerr MiddleUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

766792817842867893393940414242202020212022202320248847757918808774241394041EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment884775791880877
Teacher FTE4241394041
Pupil : Teacher ratio21.0:118.9:120.3:122.0:121.4:115.4:1

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.