IllinoisSchoolsLombard Middle School

Lombard Middle School

PublicRegular
Galesburg, Illinois · Galesburg CUSD 205
Teachers42.0FTE
Ratio12.3:1students per teacher
Students517enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students517
Grade Span5–6
Student:Teacher12.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch77%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
11%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
39
7.1%vs prior yr
Enrollment
534
3.3%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

12.1:112.8:113.5:114.2:114.9:115.6:12020202120222023202413.1:113.3:112.3:113.7:1Lombard Middle SchoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

5115285465635815983939404142422020202120222023202459255253251753442404239EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment592552532517534
Teacher FTE42404239
Pupil : Teacher ratio13.1:113.3:112.3:113.7:115.4:1

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.