IllinoisSchoolsNorthwestern High School

Northwestern High School

PublicRegular
Palmyra, Illinois · Northwestern CUSD 2
Teachers13.0FTE
Ratio6.5:1students per teacher
Students84enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students84
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher6.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch57%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
31%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
11
15.4%vs prior yr
Enrollment
94
12%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

5.7:17.8:19.9:111.9:114.0:116.1:1202020212022202320247.2:16.4:16.5:18.5:1Northwestern High SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

83868891939611111213141420202021202220232024959489849413141311EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment9594898494
Teacher FTE13141311
Pupil : Teacher ratio7.2:16.4:16.5:18.5:115.4:1

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.