IllinoisSchoolsJohn R Lewis Middle School

John R Lewis Middle School

PublicRegular
Waukegan, Illinois · Waukegan CUSD 60
Teachers43.0FTE
Ratio17.7:1students per teacher
Students762enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students762
Grade Span6–8
Student:Teacher17.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch78%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
11.3:1
(2024)
36.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
64
(2024)
49%vs prior yr
Enrollment
721
(2024)
5.4%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

10.8:112.3:113.8:115.2:116.7:118.2:12020202120222023202415.6:112.3:117.7:111.3:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

7167307447597737874146515661662020202120222023202478278177476272150634364EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment782781774762721
Teacher FTE50634364
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.6:112.3:117.7:111.3:115.4:1

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.

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.