FloridaSchoolsSCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PublicRegular
LAKELAND, Florida · POLK
Teachers49.0FTE
Ratio15.9:1students per teacher
Students777enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students777
Grade Span
Student:Teacher15.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch51%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
15.6:1
(2024)
1.9%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
47
(2024)
4.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
735
(2024)
5.4%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.0:115.3:115.6:115.8:116.1:116.4:12020202120222023202415.2:116.3:115.1:115.9:115.6:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

695713730748765783454647474849202020212022202320247017327277777354645484947EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment701732727777735
Teacher FTE4645484947
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.2:116.3:115.1:115.9:115.6:115.4:1

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.