IllinoisSchoolsWest Middle School

West Middle School

PublicRegular
Rockford, Illinois · Rockford SD 205
Teachers49.0FTE
Ratio16.2:1students per teacher
Students794enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students794
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher16.2:1
Free/Reduced Lunch80%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
16.9:1
(2024)
4.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
47
(2024)
4.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
793
(2024)
0.1%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.0:116.1:117.2:118.4:119.5:120.6:12020202120222023202416.7:120.2:116.2:116.9:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1West Middle SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

7778248729199671,0144144485155582020202120222023202499895284979479357424947EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment998952849794793
Teacher FTE57424947
Pupil : Teacher ratio16.7:120.2:116.2:116.9:115.4:1

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.