FloridaSchoolsDEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL

PublicRegular
TALLAHASSEE, Florida · LEON
Teachers40.0FTE
Ratio22.0:1students per teacher
Students879enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students879
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher22.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch17%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
20.4:1
(2024)
7.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
43
(2024)
7.5%vs prior yr
Enrollment
876
(2024)
0.3%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.7:116.7:118.7:120.8:122.8:124.8:12020202120222023202424.1:121.4:120.3:122.0:120.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

867893919944970996404142424344202020212022202320249879428948798764144444043EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment987942894879876
Teacher FTE4144444043
Pupil : Teacher ratio24.1:121.4:120.3:122.0:120.4:115.4:1

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.