IllinoisSchoolsGwendolyn Brooks Middle School

Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School

PublicRegular
Oak Park, Illinois · Oak Park ESD 97
Teachers71.0FTE
Ratio13.8:1students per teacher
Students981enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students981
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher13.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch24%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
12.8:1
(2024)
7.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
74
(2024)
4.2%vs prior yr
Enrollment
947
(2024)
3.5%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

12.6:113.2:113.8:114.4:115.0:115.6:12020202120222023202413.2:112.9:113.8:112.8:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

9039209379539709877171727374742020202120222023202490994995898194772747174EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment909949958981947
Teacher FTE72747174
Pupil : Teacher ratio13.2:112.9:113.8:112.8:115.4:1

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.