CaliforniaSchoolsPalos Verdes Distance Learning Academy

Palos Verdes Distance Learning Academy

PublicAlternative/other
Rolling Hills, California · Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
Teachers2.0FTE
Ratio28.5:1students per teacher
Students57enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students57
Grade Span0–12
Student:Teacher28.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch16%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
33.0:1
16%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
1
50.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
33
42.1%vs prior yr
Years of Data
4
2021–2024
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

14.0:118.1:122.2:126.2:130.3:134.4:1202120222023202422.7:117.7:128.5:133.0:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

2549739612014412345620212022202320241365357336321EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric2021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment136535733
Teacher FTE6321
Pupil : Teacher ratio22.7:117.7:128.5:133.0:115.4:1

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 20212024 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.