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NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL

PublicRegular
ELMHURST, New York · NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Teachers122.0FTE
Ratio15.5:1students per teacher
Students1,892enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students1,892
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher15.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch78%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
14.3:1
(2024)
7.7%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
145
(2024)
19%vs prior yr
Enrollment
2,072
(2024)
9.5%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.2:114.5:114.8:115.0:115.3:115.6:12020202120222023202414.8:114.9:115.3:115.5:114.3:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOLUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

1,5971,6991,8011,9032,0052,107107115123132140148202020212022202320241,6321,7041,7311,8922,072110114113122145EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment1,6321,7041,7311,8922,072
Teacher FTE110114113122145
Pupil : Teacher ratio14.8:114.9:115.3:115.5:114.3:115.4:1

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.